Pryanishnikov Hilarion Mikhailovich

March 20, 1840 (s Timosheva Kaluga province) - March 12, 1894 (Moscow)

Painter, graphic artist

from a merchant family. Studied in MUZHV (1852-1855, 1857-1865) in E. Ya Vasiliev, S. Zaryanko, E. Sorokina. In 1864, for the painting "Reading the letters in the bench" was awarded a small silver medal in 1865 for his film "Kontraktova" - a large silver medal. In 1866, he continued his studies in MUZHVZ on the Rights of the auditor. In the same year received the title of IAH class artist of the 3rd degree. In 1870, appealed to the Board of IAH with a petition to award him the title of academician of the painting "The Seamstress" and "sandal-walkers, singing a song about Lazarus, but received only the title of class artist 1-st degree. Since 1893 - Member of IAH.

lived in Moscow, in 1872-1873 - in Pskov. In the 1880 summer months, traveled to Russia: he lived in the Great Ustyug and Lalsk Vologda province. In 1891-1892 in connection with the disease lived on the estate of a patron PI Gubonin in Alupka.

worked as a genre painter, he painted portraits, landscapes, paintings on the military-historical themes, turned to religious subjects, to book illustration, tried to force in the techniques of etching and lithography.

was friendly with the Perov, in 1862 and worked with him on the sketches in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. During his studies in 1860 dealt with paintings in churches in Moscow. In 1867, together with Vladimir Makovsky, V. Pukirevym, P. Sidel'nyk Wita and other artists participated in the publication of the Album of species and scenes from Russian life "(Autographs Moscow artists. Moscow, 1867).

By order of the Sevastopol Division of the Polytechnic Exhibition in 1872, together with Vladimir Makovsky, GG Myasoyedov, PA Nisevinym, V. ; O. Sherwood participated in the creation of paintings devoted to the defense of Sevastopol and the Crimean War.

with VE Makovsky, Kramskoy, MN Chichagovs illustrated by Nikolai Gogol "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" (Moscow, 1874). In 1887 participated in the publication of the Compendium of autographs of Russian writers and Facsimile drawings by Russian artists. To help poor children. "

in 1875-1877 was drawn into the paintings in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

From 1859 - participant of exhibitions (MUZHV). Member and exhibitor of the Moscow Society of Lovers of Fine Arts (1867-1891, with interruptions). One of the founders TPHV (1871-1893, with interruptions, in 1872-1875 and 1878 - Member of the Board of the Moscow branch TPHV). Also participated in academic exhibitions (1864-1891, with interruptions), exhibitions Society for the Promotion of Artists (1865), the World Exhibitions in Vienna (1873), London (1873, bronze medal), Paris (1878), the All-Russia industrial and art exhibition in Moscow (1882) and others.

taught in MUZHVZ (1873-1894), among his students - VK Byalynitsky-Birula, SV Ivanov, SA Korovin, VN Baksheev, AE Arkhipov, Stepanov, MV Nesterov, SI Svetoslavsky and others.

in 1895-1896 in St. Petersburg was held a memorial exhibition of the artist.

Pryanishnikov - one of the greatest masters of genre painting of the second half of the XIX century, his creativity inherent incriminating trends, social characteristics of accuracy, narrative, attention to the transfer of purely domestic details: the costumes, Uvarov,

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