Savrasov Alexey Kondratievich

May 12, 1830 (Moscow) - September 26, 1897 (Moscow)

painter and graphic artist.

born in the family of the merchant. In 1844-1850 he studied at MUZhViZ (with interruptions) from KI Rabusa. In 1850, for the painting "View of the Kremlin in moonlight" and two from nature received from the IAH title neklassnogo (free), painter. In 1854 at the invitation of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, President of the IAH, summoned to St. Petersburg for the creation of her estate "Sergievskoe. In the same year for the painting "View of around Oranienbaum" and "Sea shore in the vicinity of Oranienbaum" was awarded the title of academician.

lived and worked in Moscow. In 1849 and 1852 traveled to southern Russia and Ukraine. Exhibited his work at exhibitions MUZhViZ (1851-1866, with interruptions) and IAH (1854-1878, with interruptions). Actively participated in the activities of the Moscow Society of Art Lovers and Society for the Promotion of Artists. In 1866, for the landscape "Winter" won second prize MOLH, in 1870 for the painting "Moose Island in Sokolniki" and in 1871 for "Kind of Volga under Yurievets" - first prize MOLH. In 1868, for "Autumn view in the vicinity of Moscow and in 1871 for" Kind of Nizhny Novgorod "was awarded second prizes OPKh.

In 1861 MOLH was sent to St. Petersburg to Moscow for the transportation of Alexander Ivanov's painting "The Appearance of Christ to the people. In 1862 the means of MOLH traveled to England to familiarize themselves with the World Exhibition in London, on the way back visited Denmark, France, Germany. For some time he lived in Switzerland. In 1867, he went to the World Exhibition in Paris. In 1870-1875 regularly traveled on the Volga, he worked in Yaroslavl, Kostroma, under, in Nizhny Novgorod, Yuryevets, near Kazan, near Zhiguli. In those same years was in Pereslavl on, on the Oka and Kerzhenets. Repeatedly visited the Holy Trinity-Sergius Lavra and Pushkin's place in the Pskov province. In 1867, together with Vladimir Makovsky, Vasily Perov, IM Pryanishnikova, P. Sidel'nyk Wita, V. Pukirevym and others involved in the publication of the Album of species and scenes from Russian life ».

in 1870 became one of the founders and exhibitors TPHV; presented at the first exhibition of the Association (1871-1872) painting "The Rooks Have Arrived", which brought the artist fame. Since 1872 - Member of the Board of the Association, in 1873 - cashier and manager of the Moscow office. After 1882 almost walked away from the exhibition activities.

In 1857-1882 headed the landscape class in MUZhViZ. Among his pupils - L. Kamenev, K. Korovin, I. Levitan, SI Svetoslavsky and others. Together with Pukirevym prepared "Drawing Course" for College (1869). In 1885-1887 worked as an illustrator in the Moscow magazine "Rainbow" and "Age».

Savrasov Retrospective exhibitions were held in 1947, 1980, 2005-2006 in Moscow (all - the State Tretyakov Gallery), in 1963 - in Leningrad (the State Russian Museum).

Savrasov - an outstanding Russian artist of the second half of the XIX century, one of the leading representatives of the lyrical lines to the Russian landscape.

In his early works (1850) are dominated by romantic traits, they have increased interest in the transfer of the effects of night or evening illumination, the sharp contrasts of foreground and background. In the 1850 - 1860 Savrasov moved to a more peaceful, narrative images, composition and color clarity. 1870 - the heyday of the artist's career when they were created the most famous of his painting "The Rooks Have Arrived", "Moonlight. Swamp "(both - 1870)," Caves Monastery near Nizhny Novgorod (1871), "Sukharev Tower" (1872), "spill the Volga near Yaroslavl", "Country Road" (both - 1873), "Rainbow" (1875 ) and others.

creative legacy Savrasov quite extensively. Yet one can not mention his non-uniformity. At the antiques market is common so-called "drunk Savrasov" - the work of the late period, which significantly reduce professional skill: they are characterized by inconsistency of color, errors in the figure. Often this author's copies of paintings of an earlier time.

Savrasov works are in major museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, State Historical Museum and the Kiev Museum of Russian Art, GMII im. Pushkin and others.