Beggrov Alexander Karlovich

December 17, 1841 (St. Petersburg) - April 15, 1914 (Gatchina, St. Petersburg Province)

Painter, graphic artist

born in the family draftsman, watercolor and lithographer KP Beggrova. He was educated in St. Petersburg, Nicholas engineering, then in the artillery school of the Ministry of Marine. At the same time participated in the "Academic Fridays" (1857-1862). After the release of the rank of ensign sailed on the ships of the Baltic Fleet. In 1863, an officer, served on the frigate "Svetlana". In 1866-1868 made overseas and circumnavigation. Prior to 1870 was in charge of drawing workshop at the Admiralty.

in 1870-1873 (with breaks) attended classes IAH as volnoslushayuschego student, he studied with MK Klodt (did not finish the course). In 1873, for the painting "View of Cana at Kandy", "Imperial yacht" Power "," Steamboat "Grand Duke Konstantin", exhibited in the halls of the Academy, was awarded the Medal of low incentive.

in 1871 to continue art education had been sent by the Marine Ministry in Paris to AP Bogolyubov, under whom he worked until 1874. For some time he took private lessons with a French artist L.-ZH.-F. Bonn. He was a circle of Russian artists, close Bogolyubov and Turgenev. In 1874-1875 traveled to Normandy, Piedmont, Venice.

In 1875 he returned to St. Petersburg, where subsequently repeatedly traveled to France. From 1878 (before the end of life) was a painter of Marine Ministry. In 1879, the frigate "Svetlana" sailed from Kronstadt to Turkey and Greece. In the second half of 1890 settled in Gatchina.

worked as a landscape, seascape, wrote "portraits" of warships, the types of harbors and coastal cities. Engaged in engravings, lithographs, many worked in watercolor technique. Participated in exhibitions TPHV (1874-1915, with interruptions) from 1876 - member of the Association. In 1877 he co-founded the Company's mutual SUPPORT charity and Russian artists in Paris (exhibitions 1880-1883), in 1885, along with other artists, established Society of Russian watercolors (exhibitions 1885-1897). Member of society "Myussarovskie Monday" (1881), Society for the Encouragement of Arts (since 1885). Exhibited his works as the World Exhibition in Vienna (1873), Paris (1878, 1900), the All-Russia Art and Industry exhibition in Moscow (1882), the All-Russia industrial and agricultural exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod (1896).

In 1899, for "fame" on the artistic career was awarded the title of academician. From 1912 - Honorary Member of the IAH. In 1912, donated IAH 63 900 rubles to help the "poor artists, their widows and orphans».

Beggrov - one of the greatest masters of the sea scenery of the second half of XIX - beginning of XIX century, who continued his work in the academic traditions of this genre.

Beggrova works are in many museum collections - in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin and others.