SOKOLOV Pavel Petrovich

1826 - October 2, 1905 (Strelna St. Petersburg Province)

painter, graphic artist, sculptor

from a family of hereditary artists, son of a famous master of watercolor portrait of Peter Fedorovich Sokolov, brother artists Peter and Alexander Sokolov, nephew K. Briullov. In the second half of 1830 he studied at the Mining Institute in St. Petersburg. In 1840-1849 was a student volnoslushayuschim IAH at first worked in the architectural class of KA Ton, from 1843 - in a class of historical painting by K. Briullov. In 1849 a portrait of the artist NI Podklyushnikova was promoted neklassnogo (free) of the artist "painting of historical and portrait».

lived in St. Petersburg. In 1849-1859 he taught drawing in the orphanage and the Nicholas Institute for Women's Institute, gave private lessons. He worked primarily as a portraitist and historical painter. Was also engaged in sculpture and book graphics. In the 1850's - 1860's created a cycle of illustrations for the comedies ASGriboedov "Woe from Wit" (St. Petersburg, 1866), Alexander Pushkin's story "The Captain's Daughter" (M ., 1891) and the novel "Eugene Onegin" (Moscow, 1893), Nikolai Gogol "The Old World Landowners" (St. Petersburg, 1895).

In the first half of 1860 sang several decorative panels in the Marble Palace in St. Petersburg. By order of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich create sixteen paintings "were in the palace of the last". In 1864, for the painting "The Holy Family" was awarded the title of academician.

in exhibitions participated sporadically. Exhibited his work at the World Exhibition in London (1872), exhibitions of the Moscow Society of Lovers of Fine Arts (1884-1885, 1900), exhibition of paintings and art industry in St. Petersburg (1899).

tried himself in the literary field. At the end of XIX century, wrote several plays, including the staging of prose works of Alexander Pushkin - The Moor of Peter the Great "," Dubrovsky "," The Captain's Daughter ". Author of memoirs (Sokolov PP Memoirs /Introd. EF Gollerbakh. Leningrad, 1930).

Sokolova works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin, the All-Russia Pushkin Museum and others.