Nikolai Zagorsky

Nikolai Zagorsky
Николай Загорский
Born(1849-11-20)20 November 1849
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died30 December 1893(1893-12-30) (aged 47)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
MovementPeredvizhniki

Nikolai Petrovich Zagorsky (Russian: Николай Петрович Загорский; 20 November 1849 – 30 December 1893) was a genre painter from the Russian Empire.

Biography

Nikolai Zagorsky was born on 20 November 1849 in Saint Petersburg.[1] His father was a landowner from the Ryazan Governorate.[2] In 1849 Nikolai Zagorsky enrolled in the Imperial Academy of Arts and from 1875 began participating in the Academy's exhibitions.[1] In 1891, he joined the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (Peredvizhniki).[1]

Zagorsky died in Saint Petersburg on 30 December 1893.[1]

Works

Zagorsky created mainly genre paintings, and also draw portraits. In addition, he painted for the Petersburg magazines Pchela [ru] and Sever. Zagorsky is the author of illustrations for the Big Album to the Works of A. S. Pushkin.[1]

The artist's works are held in the collections of museums in Russia and Ukraine.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Арт-каталог. Загорский, Николай Петрович.
  2. ^ a b Передвижники. Загорский Николай Петрович. Proza.ru.