POPOV Andrey

October 13, 1832 (Tula) - November 19, 1896 (Nizhny Novgorod)

Painter, graphic artist

from a family of hereditary Tula icon painters. Original art education in the family. Benefit from the Director of the Imperial Glass Factory MA Yazykov.

As volnoslushayuschego studied at IAH (1845-1858), began teaching in a class of landscape painting in MN Vorobyov, since 1855 engaged in a battle-painting workshop BP Villevalde. From 1849 to receive content from the pensioner's Society for the Encouragement of Arts. In 1852, for the painting "Birch Grove" ( "Birch Alley. Type in the estate Tomilova Uspenskoe") and in 1853 for his film "The People's scene at the Fair in the Old Ladoga" small awarded silver medals. In 1854 a painting "School Teacher" and "Peasant Family at the plow" - big silver medals. In 1856, for the painting "Demyanova ear" on fable Krylov - a small gold medal. In 1858 his picture "joyful message" received the title of the class artist, and was appointed along with the artist PP Ikovym assistant teacher of drawing in the class of Academician N. Visteliusa, where he taught for a short time.

twice received for executing the program on a gold medal, working on the paintings, "The Inn" and "Petersburg tavern. In 1859 made a trip to Nizhny Novgorod, collecting material for the film "The Tatars load tea in Nizhny Novgorod. In 1860, for this painting was awarded a large gold medal, received the title of class artist 1-th degree and the right of a pensioner's trip abroad.

Before leaving in 1861-1862 he worked in St. Petersburg. In 1863-1867 - retired IAH. Visited Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Antwerp. In 1863-1865 was in France: living in Paris, worked in the vicinity of Fontainebleau and Barbizon. Close contact with then living in Paris, Perov, V. Schwarz, A. Rizzoni. Last year pensionerstva held in Rome, where in 1867 he returned to Russia.

From 1870 he lived in Kaluga, Tula, Nizhny Novgorod. He worked primarily as a genre painter, painted landscapes, was fond of travel /landscape sketches. In the late 1850's - 1860's carried out a number of paintings and graphic portraits (MA Yazykov, M. Schepkin, JF Gorbunov, P. ; B. Annenskogo). Member PYATNITSKA drawing evenings "at the Society to promote artists. Since 1873 active creative activity, apparently not involved.

featured the work of academic announcements (1853-1899, with interruptions), MUZHV (1860), the Moscow Society of Art Lovers (1872), an international exhibition in London (1862), the World Exhibitions in Paris (1867, 1881), the All-Russia Art and Industry exhibition in Moscow (1882).

Popova works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum and others.