Alexey Bogolyubov

Russian artist (1824–1896)
Алексей БоголюбовBorn(1824-03-16)March 16, 1824
Novgorod Governorate, Russia
DiedNovember 7, 1896(1896-11-07) (aged 72)
Paris, France
EducationMember Academy of Arts (1858)
Professor by rank (1861)
Full Member Academy of Arts (1893)Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1853)Known forPaintingStylelandscape art
marine artMovementPeredvizhniki[a]AwardsBig Gold Medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1853)

Alexey Petrovich Bogolyubov (Russian: Алексей Петрович Боголюбов; 16 March 1824 – 3 February 1896) was a Russian landscape and seascape painter.

Biography

Portrait of Bogolyubov (1876)
by Ilya Repin
Nadezhda P. Bogolyubova, Bogolyubov's wife
by Vasily Vereshchagin

Bogolyubov was born in the Pomeranie village of Novgorod Gubernia. His father was retired colonel Pyotr Gavriilovich Bogolyubov. Bogolyubov's maternal grandfather was the philosopher and social critic Alexander Radishchev.[2]

In 1841, Bogolyubov graduated from military school, serving in the Imperial Russian Navy and travelling with the fleet to many countries. In 1849, he started to attend classes of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he studied under Maxim Vorobiev. The young painter was greatly influenced by Ivan Ayvazovsky (Aivazovsky). In 1853, he finished the Academy with a major Gold medal. He retired as a navy officer and was appointed an artist to the Navy headquarters.

From 1854 to 1860, he travelled around Europe and worked prolifically. In Rome, he was acquainted with Alexander Ivanov, who convinced Bogolyubov to focus more on drawing. In Düsseldorf, Bogolyubov took classes from the painter Andreas Achenbach. In Paris, he admired the artists of the Barbizon School. French painters Camille Corot and Charles-François Daubigny were good friends and collaborators with Bogolyubov. He also painted the frescoes in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

Bogolyubov returned to Russia in 1860. He exhibited his works in the Academy and received the title of professor. For some time, he taught in the Academy. In the 1860s, he traveled along the Volga. His paintings lost all traces of Romanticism, replacing that element with staunch realism of the natural. In 1871 he was elected to the Imperial Academy of Arts.

From 1870, he became close to the Wanderers art movement, participated in all their exhibitions. He became a member of their board. Much older than most of the other members of the movement, he had reservations on their social ideas. In 1873, Bogolyubov left the Academy in solidarity with his fellow Itinerants. He even tried to create an alternative Russian Academy of Arts in Rome.[2]

After 1873, Bogolyubov lived primarily in Paris, because of his heart condition. His house was like a Russian colony: frequent visitors included Ivan Turgenev, Ilya Yefimovich Repin, Vasily Polenov, Mark Antokolski, Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin.[2]

In 1885, Bogolyubov opened an art museum in Saratov, the Radischev Art Museum, named after his grandfather. It was opened to the general public seven years earlier than the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and fifteen years earlier than the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg.[3] The naming of the museum after the "first Russian revolutionary", Alexander Radishchev, was a direct challenge to the authorities: Bogolyubov had to endure a legal battle to get permission.

Bogolyubov died on 3 February 1896 in Paris. He left all his money and capital (around 200 thousand Russian rubles (approximately US$6 million)) to the museum and its painting school.[2] The school was opened after Bogolyubov's death and named Bogolyubov's Painting School (Боголюбовское Рисовальное Училище).[2] Among painters who attended Bogolyubov's School were such important modernist painters as Victor Borisov-Musatov, Alexei Karev and Pavel Kuznetsov.

Collections of works

  • Marine art & Seascapes
  • A review of the Baltic Fleet by Nicholas I at sea, from the deck of the ship, painting between 1850 and 1860. Central Naval Museum
    A review of the Baltic Fleet by Nicholas I at sea, from the deck of the ship, painting between 1850 and 1860.
    Central Naval Museum
  • Russian squadron on its way to America [ru] in 1863 Central Naval Museum
    Russian squadron on its way to America [ru] in 1863
    Central Naval Museum
  • Yachts Derzhava and Zabava when opening a sea channel (1885) Central Naval Museum
    Yachts Derzhava and Zabava when opening a sea channel (1885)
    Central Naval Museum
  • Sailing ships (1860)
    Sailing ships (1860)
  • The Wreck of the Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky Central Naval Museum
    The Wreck of the Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky
    Central Naval Museum
  • The Wreck of the Alexander Nevsky
    The Wreck of the Alexander Nevsky
  • The Wreck of the Livadia, painting after 1878
    The Wreck of the Livadia, painting after 1878
  • Shipwreck
    Shipwreck
  • Rough sea Warsaw National Museum
  • The battle of frigate Flora against Turkish steamships near Pitsunda on 11 November 1853 (1854 painting)
    The battle of frigate Flora against Turkish steamships near Pitsunda on 11 November 1853 (1854 painting)
  • Turkish steamships attack 44 gun frigate Flora (1857)
    Turkish steamships attack 44 gun frigate Flora (1857)
  • Attack by the boat Shutka of a Turkish steamship on the Danube on 14 May 1877
    Attack by the boat Shutka of a Turkish steamship on the Danube on 14 May 1877
  • Fight of the steamer Vesta with the Turkish battleship Fethi-Butland in the Black Sea, 11 July 1877 Central Naval Museum
    Fight of the steamer Vesta with the Turkish battleship Fethi-Butland in the Black Sea, 11 July 1877
    Central Naval Museum
  • Capturing of Swedish 44-gun frigate Venus by Russian 22-gun cutter Merkuriy of June 1 [O.S. May 21] 1789.
    Capturing of Swedish 44-gun frigate Venus by Russian 22-gun cutter Merkuriy of June 1 [O.S. May 21] 1789.
  • The Armed Cutter Merkuriy Capturing the Swedish Frigate Venus Central Naval Museum
    The Armed Cutter Merkuriy Capturing the Swedish Frigate Venus
    Central Naval Museum
  • Battle of Athos in 1807
  • Battle of Sinop in 1853 (1860 painting) Central Naval Museum
    Battle of Sinop in 1853 (1860 painting)
    Central Naval Museum
  • Battle of Sinop
    Battle of Sinop
  • Battle of Gangut in 1714
  • Battle of Gangut
    Battle of Gangut
  • Battle of Ösel in 1719
  • Battle of Grengam in 1720 The Russian Museum
  • Battle of Reval in 1790 (a free copy of Aivazovsky's painting[4])
    Battle of Reval in 1790 (a free copy of Aivazovsky's painting[4])
  • Battle of Kronstadt in 1790
  • Siege of Petropavlovsk in 1854
  • Russian frigate Pallada, 1847 Central Naval Museum
    Russian frigate Pallada, 1847
    Central Naval Museum
  • Passenger steamship Imperator Nikolay off the Black Sea coast. 1840–1850s Central Naval Museum
    Passenger steamship Imperator Nikolay off the Black Sea coast. 1840–1850s
    Central Naval Museum
  • Imperial steam yacht Aleksandria of 1852 Central Naval Museum
    Imperial steam yacht Aleksandria of 1852
    Central Naval Museum
  • Shipping in Rough Waters
    Shipping in Rough Waters
  • Moonlit Night at Sea, 1874 The Russian Museum
    Moonlit Night at Sea, 1874
    The Russian Museum
  • In the Bay, 1876 Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts
  • Baltic Sea (1880s)
    Baltic Sea (1880s)
  • Coastal view
    Coastal view
  • Coastal sceneru
    Coastal sceneru
  • The Rainbow Radishchev Art Museum
  • Sunset by the sea Kherson Art Museum
    Sunset by the sea
    Kherson Art Museum
  • The theme of two lovers meeting at sunset on the seashore near a pulwar.
    The theme of two lovers meeting at sunset on the seashore near a pulwar.
  • France
  • Storm in Menton, 1851 Radishchev Art Museum
    Storm in Menton, 1851
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Pine Forest near Menton, 1881 Radishchev Art Museum
    Pine Forest near Menton, 1881
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Earthquake in Menton on Carnival night, 23 February 1887 (1887) The Russian Museum
    Earthquake in Menton on Carnival night, 23 February 1887 (1887)
    The Russian Museum
  • Yport. Fisherman's dwellings. 1858
    Yport. Fisherman's dwellings. 1858
  • Fishing Vessel Entering Saint-Valery Harbor in Caux during a Storm c. 1859 The Russian Museum
    Fishing Vessel Entering Saint-Valery Harbor in Caux during a Storm c. 1859
    The Russian Museum
  • Honfleur. Sunset on the sea. 1870s The Russian Museum
    Honfleur. Sunset on the sea. 1870s
    The Russian Museum
  • Le Tréport, Normandy. The 2nd half of the 1870s Tretyakov Gallery
    Le Tréport, Normandy. The 2nd half of the 1870s
    Tretyakov Gallery
  • Le Tréport (1883) Radishchev Art Museum
    Le Tréport (1883)
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Normandy, 1870. Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts
    Normandy, 1870.
    Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts
  • Normandy town, 1879
    Normandy town, 1879
  • Forest in Veules-les-Roses. Normandy. (1871) Tretyakov Gallery
    Forest in Veules-les-Roses. Normandy. (1871)
    Tretyakov Gallery
  • Veules-les-Roses, Normandy, French Republic, 1880
    Veules-les-Roses, Normandy, French Republic, 1880
  • Embankment in Veules-les-Roses The Russian Museum
    Embankment in Veules-les-Roses
    The Russian Museum
  • The Watermill in Veules-les-Roses Radishchev Art Museum
    The Watermill in Veules-les-Roses
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Auvers-sur-Oise, 1881 Tretyakov Gallery
    Auvers-sur-Oise, 1881
    Tretyakov Gallery
  • The Oise River Valley. Mériel. 1880s The Russian Museum
    The Oise River Valley. Mériel. 1880s
    The Russian Museum
  • Moonlight at Pornic
    Moonlight at Pornic
  • Pine Grove in Pornic, 1867 Radishchev Art Museum
    Pine Grove in Pornic, 1867
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Pornic. France. 1867 Tretyakov Gallery
    Pornic. France. 1867
    Tretyakov Gallery
  • Scenery outside Paris with woman and animals Finnish National Gallery
    Scenery outside Paris with woman and animals
    Finnish National Gallery
  • Scenery outside Paris Finnish National Gallery
    Scenery outside Paris
    Finnish National Gallery
  • Party in Paris between 1874 and 1875 Radishchev Art Museum
    Party in Paris between 1874 and 1875
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • In the neighbourhood of Paris. Écouen. 1880 Tretyakov Gallery
    In the neighbourhood of Paris. Écouen. 1880
    Tretyakov Gallery
  • Toulon, 1880 Radishchev Art Museum
    Toulon, 1880
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Toulon, 1893 Radishchev Art Museum
    Toulon, 1893
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • The Scene on the Beach, Brittany Private collection
    The Scene on the Beach, Brittany
    Private collection
  • A village street in Brittany
    A village street in Brittany
  • L'Isle-Adam, 1881 Radishchev Art Museum
    L'Isle-Adam, 1881
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Turckheim, 1884 Radishchev Art Museum
    Turckheim, 1884
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Saint-Valery Radishchev Art Museum
    Saint-Valery
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Nogent-sur-Marne. After the Rain. 1886 Radishchev Art Museum
    Nogent-sur-Marne. After the Rain. 1886
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Port of Rouen, c. 1889
    Port of Rouen, c. 1889
  • Le Havre, 1893 Radishchev Art Museum
    Le Havre, 1893
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Bois de Boulogne Radishchev Art Museum
    Bois de Boulogne
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Montmorency Radishchev Art Museum
    Montmorency
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Nice Radishchev Art Museum
    Nice
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland) Radishchev Art Museum
    Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland)
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Switzerland
  • On the Tamina River, 1865 Radishchev Art Museum
    On the Tamina River, 1865
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Bad Ragaz Radishchev Art Museum
    Bad Ragaz
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Bulgaria
  • Valley in Bulgaria (1881) Radishchev Art Museum
    Valley in Bulgaria (1881)
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Unknown site
  • A Mountain Landscape, 1865 Radishchev Art Museum
    A Mountain Landscape, 1865
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • After the Rain (1865) Radishchev Art Museum
    After the Rain (1865)
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Autumn, 1879 Radishchev Art Museum
    Autumn, 1879
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Portraiture
  • Afanasy Radishchev [ru] portrait of 1855 Radishchev Art Museum
    Afanasy Radishchev [ru] portrait of 1855
    Radishchev Art Museum

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "The Peredvizhniki appreciated Bogolyubov's professionalism and the realistic principles of his work, but disagreed with him in defining priorities in art. Nevertheless, the "neutral" character of landscape allowed such truthful observers of nature as Bogolyubov to coexist in the association."[1]
  1. ^ Ilyina, I.A.; Devyataykina, N.I. (2019). "A.P. Bogolyubov and Association of travelling art exhibitions: features of interactions and their importance for development of the Russian landscape painting school". Культурная жизнь Юга России. Теория и история искусства. 1 (72). Saratov: 16.
  2. ^ a b c d e Alexey Bogolyubov (in Russian) article
  3. ^ Bogolyubov page on the site of Saratov Radischev Museum (in Russian)
  4. ^ Posokhina, Marina V. (2023). "A. Bogolyubov and I. Aivazovsky. An issue of creative and personal relationships". RSUH Bulletin. "Philosophy. Sociology. Art Studies" (2). Saint Petersburg: 131–132. doi:10.28995/2073-6401-2023-2-127-140.

References

  • Bogoliubov. by M. I. Andronnikova. Moscow. 1962

External links

  • Alexey Bogolyubov Notes of an Sailor-Artist Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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