ANTONOV Mikhail Ivanovich

lived and worked in the middle of the XIX century

Painter, graphic artist

Born in St. Petersburg in the middle class family. Initial education received at home. From 1838 until the beginning of 1840 he studied painting at AG Venetsianov, summers spent at his estate Safonovka in Tver province. In 1840, presented at Society for the Promotion of artists, six paintings, created under the leadership Venetsianov.

Later, as a student attending volnoprihodyaschego in IAH in St. Petersburg. Worked first in the class of historical painting in PV Basin, then in the landscape - from MN Vorobyov. In 1841, for the painting "Winter Garden in the Winter Palace" was awarded a small silver medal in 1843 - for "painting" - a large silver.

receive a pension from OPKh. In 1845, as revealing a "remarkable talent in landscape painting and perspective" is directed to Prince PN Lopukhin "for removing species from nature in his estate" Korsun Kiev Province and written landscapes of southern provinces of Russia. In December of that year created the painting "View of the staircase in the Winter Palace, which was played by the Company to promote artists in public art lottery.

In 1848 he was awarded a free artist's perspective painting. Participated in exhibitions IAH. He worked primarily as a landscape painter, wrote to the interiors, served with a copy of the works of old masters.

Antonov works are in several museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery.