Gaúcho Alexander Fedorovich

August 30, 1873 (St. Petersburg) - September 7, 1947 (Simferopol)

painter, graphic artist, set designer

from a merchant family. About a year visited the School of Drawing Society for the Encouragement of Arts. In 1893-1899 was an auditor of the Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at IAH, where he studied in workshops AIKuindzhi and AA Kiselev. At the same time engaged in drawing PP Chistyakov. In 1895 he lived in Paris, where he attended the Academy R. Julien. In 1899, for painting "Under the Evening" and "Wind" was the title of the artist.

lived in St. Petersburg (Petrograd). He painted landscapes, still lifes. From 1897 - participant of exhibitions (Society for the Encouragement of Arts). In 1903 was one of the founders of the New Society of Artists (1904, 1905, 1907), member and exhibitor of the Society of Artists. AIKuindzhi. Exhibited his work as the Spring exhibition in the halls of IAH (1900-1902), exhibitions of the Association of South Russian Artists (1904, 1905, 1907, 1909-1915), Union of Russian Artists (1906-1907), Society of Leonardo da Vinci (1906), " Union of Youth "(1910)," World of Art "(1911-1913, 1915-1918, 1922), the Association of Independent (1916). Also participated in exhibitions of "Crown" (1908), "Wreath-Stephanos" (1909), in the Salon VA Izdebsky (1909-1911). Held a solo exhibition at the Art Bureau EN Dobychina in St. Petersburg (1916).

traveled to Russia (1894). Repeatedly traveled to Germany, France, Italy, Austria, visited Spain (1906) and England (1911-1912). In 1907-1920 was curator of the museum "Old Petersburg».

After the October Revolution has taught in various institutions of Petrograd. Collaborated in Petrograd "House of Arts. In 1924 it was one of the organizers of the theater's Petrushka at the Leningrad Theater of Young Spectators. Participated in the First State Free Exhibition of Works of Art (1919), exhibition of artists in all areas of Petrograd (1923) in St. Petersburg, the first Russian art exhibition in the Van Diemen Gallery in Berlin (1922), a traveling exhibition of Russian art in the U.S. (1924-1925), shows Art of society. KK Kostandi (1925-1929) in Odessa and others.

In 1924-1928 he lived in Sevastopol, in 1928-1938 - in Odessa, in 1938 - in Simferopol. He taught at the Odessa Art Institute (1928-1924) and the Odessa Art School (1934, 1938), Professor.

author workbook (with N. Root) "Picture of Russian artists" (St. Petersburg, 1904).

In 1992 in St. Petersburg hosted a retrospective exhibition of the artist.

Gaúcho works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, State Art Museum of Latvia in Riga, a number of regional museums.