Neuro Nikolay

May 3, 1830 (Moscow) - May 3, 1904 (estate Lyskovschina Mogilev province)

Painter, graphic artist

from a merchant family. He graduated from the College of the Merchant Philistine society. Original art education has led her stepfather - a teacher of drawing Stepanova. Until 1847 he studied in the Second School of Technical Drawing (Stroganov School) in AP Dietrich, then - in MUZHV (1851-1855) at the MI Scotty. In 1855, for the painting "Home peasant scene" has received from IAH title neklassnogo (free), painter.

lived in Moscow from 1900 - the estate Lyskovschina Mogilev province, owned by V. Lapandinu. In 1869 traveled to the Caucasus, in 1891, visited Kiev in 1892 - the estate IG Kharitonenko Natalevka near Kharkov, in 1897 - Yalta. Was friendly with P. Tretyakov. In the late 1850's with his family Tretyakov traveled to Kiev and Odessa. By order Tretjakova completed a portrait of actor M. Schepkin. Was closely associated with family Mamontov, since the mid 1870's was a Abramcevskaja artistic circle.

worked as a genre painter, portraitist, he painted historical subjects, religious image. From 1855 - participant of exhibitions (student's, MUZHV). The exhibit at the exhibitions in the halls MUZHV (1859, 1860), IAH (1859, 1873), Society for the Encouragement of Artists (1867), at the All-Russia industrial and art exhibition in Moscow (1882). Member and exhibitor of the Moscow Society of Lovers of Fine Arts (1866-1900, with interruptions, a member since 1861, in 1881-1888 - a member of the Committee), TPHV (1881-1895).

taught in MUZHVZ (1887-1890). In 1898 "in recognition of artistic endeavors" was awarded the title of Academician.

Neuro belongs to the leading masters of Russian genre painting of the second half of the XIX century, for his work is characterized by invective acuity, convincing social characteristics, a detailed elaboration of plot situations.

creativity of the artist is represented in many museum collections: the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, State Literary Museum, State History, Art and Literary Museum-Reserve "Abramtsevo", Kiev museum of Russian art and others.