Grigoriev B. D. Portrait of the Collector Alexander Korovin

Grigoriev B. D.

1886, Moscow - 1939, Cannessur-Mere (France)

Portrait of the Collector Alexander Korovin

1916

oil on canvas. 63 х 72
Ж-6724
Пост. в 1957 от С. Г. Троупянской, Ленинград

Period Late 19th century – Early 20th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas II (1894-1917) | male portrait | cultural figures | hairstyles
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Alexander Korovin (1870–1922) was a famous Russian collector and photographer. He owned a chain of manufactory outlets in St Petersburg and taught at the Higher Institute of Photography and Photomechanics. Possessing excellent taste and a large fortune, Korovin put together an outstanding collection of paintings and drawings by fin-de-si.cle artists, which he dreamt of turning into a museum of modern Russian art and presenting to the state. Although the revolution intervened, a large part of his collection nevertheless found its way into the Russian Museum in 1920. Alexander Korovin acquired works directly from artists, many of whom he knew intimately. Boris Grigoriev was one of his closest friends.

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