Adrian Volkov Explained

Adrian Volkov
Birth Date:19 August 1827
Birth Place:, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Death Place:Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Adrian Markovich Volkov (Russian: Адриан Маркович Волков; 19 August 1827 – 1 February 1873) was a Russian genre painter.

Biography

Adrian Volkov was born on 19 August 1827, in, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.[1]

The artist studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts and was a pupil of Professor Fyodor Bruni.[2]

He died on 1 February 1873, in Saint Petersburg.[1]

Awards

In 1858, Volkov received the title of class artist and was awarded a small gold medal of the Academy of Arts for his painting The Obzhorny Ryad in Saint Petersburg. In 1860, he was also awarded a gold medal of the academy for his work The Interrupted Betrothal.

Notes and References

  1. https://artchive.ru/artists/2085~Adrian_Markovich_Volkov Адриан Маркович Волков.
  2. Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.