The artist Bogdanov-Belsky Nikolai Petrovich: biography, features of creativity, the best pictures

N. P. Bogdanov-Belsky – Russian artist, whose works are kept in the most famous museums in the world. His life and work coincided with a turning point in the history of Russia. To date there is no serious study of his creative heritage. Even in published in 2000 ENCYCLOPAEDIA of «Russian artists" not mentioned on the works of this master.

Painter of the Russian countryside – so it is possible to characterize the nature of artistic handwriting, which differed in N. P. Bogdanov-Belsky. Although he was a successful painter of the upper class, the ruling dynasty and the Royal the aristocracy often commissioned portraits from him, but really was fond of it the theme of simple rural life. The son of a farm girl from Smolensk province, even rising to the heights of recognition, saw the deep soul of the Russian countryside and passed it on the canvases of her paintings.

Childhood

He was born 8 (20) December, 1868. On mother's future academician do not know anything, except that she was a member of the Committee and bobalki. Church bell-ringer became the first teacher. Under his guidance, the boy learned to read and write. Talent for drawing became apparent at an early age – six-year-old country boy trying to draw the life around him.

The Next stage of learning – Opatowskie initial two-year College. Here able the boy saw the founder of public education in Tatevo S. A. Rachinsky. Under his patronage there were 30 schools in which he studied the village children. A highly educated man, a Professor at Moscow University, Raczynski made significant efforts to improve the lives of peasant children. In the school of the art workshop he worked with the students painting and drawing. Two years of training, which N. P. Bogdanov held at the school, largely determined his future life.

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Artistic talent of the students was so obvious that in 1881, the S. A. Rachinsky sends it to continue their education to the masters-icon painters. Thus he determines the salaries for his students – 25 rubles a month.

The First picture of 16-year-old artist has participated in art exhibition – ‘forest". For reviews of V. D. Polenov, V. A. Serov, it all breathed the natural simplicity and beauty of the Russian landscape. Artistic debut was successful and commercially. The painting was bought by art collector Mr. Sapozhnikov. Two years later, the young man begins a five-year training at the Moscow art school (1884–1889).

The End of education

Since the age of 18 the young artist began to earn a living through artistic work. His paintings are sold, and the money is enough for food and continuing education. Besides, he still receives the contents from the S. A. Rachinsky, which closely followed the fate of his pupil.

After Graduating from the landscape Department of school of art, where he studied with famous artists V. D. Polenov and Illarion Pryanishnikov, at 1894 N. P. Bogdanov continued his education in school at the Academy of arts. His teacher in this period is Repin. A little over a year is continuing education. In 1895, a young artist decides to continue the education abroad. In subsequent years, he works and studies in France, Germany, Italy. N. P. Bogdanov graduated from the Imperial Academy of arts in 1903. At the same time, the artist receives the second part of his name. By signing the diploma about awarding him the title of academician, the Emperor Nicholas II's own hand in the names of Bogdanov hyphenated made a note – Belsky. Under that name, Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky, whose paintings are recognized as masterpieces of painting, remained in the history of Russian and world art. Academy of arts recognized him as a full member at the age of 46 years (1914).

Emigration

The Revolutionary events of 1917, the painter could not take. His relationship with the new authorities is not formed, and in 1921 N. P. Bogdanov-Belsky emigrated from Soviet Russia. His new residence was Latvia. In Russia, he never returned. The Latvian period of the artist's life lasted 23 years.

It works with animation. The relaxed nature of Latgale, with its lakes, forests and meadows, came to the artist's liking. During this period he created many landscapes and still lifes. But this theme is clearly seen in the work of the painter. From under his hand comes a whole series of paintings about children. Small characters in the paintings-very touching and depicted with lots of love. As the highest award for creativity and educational activities – awarded the order of the Three Stars. Around the world with the success of his exhibition. The years of exile were a period of second flowering of the talent of the great Russian artist.

One picture as a mirror of creativity

A Distinctive feature of creativity of N. P. Bogdanov-Belsky – almost photographic accuracy in the transfer details in his paintings. An example is the description of the painting "Virtuoso". Bogdanov-Belsky portrayed on canvas of a group of villagechildren who enjoys listening to the music of the young balalaika. Carefully, with meticulous attention the artist sketches the smallest details simple rustic clothes of their heroes. Passionate about music expression of children's faces, birch grove, the detachment of a teenager playing the balalaika, – picture Bogdanov-Belsky "Virtuoso" full of details that reveal the inner world of her characters. And this “documentary” approach to detail can be traced in almost all the creations of the great artist.

For many years

Incredibly, to date no complete catalogue of the paintings by the acknowledged master. His work has been exported to different countries. Although the majority of the paintings are well known not only to specialists but also to a wider audience. However, until now there are disputes about the period of writing of a fabric. It is believed that the above-mentioned pattern N. Bogdanov-Belsky "Virtuoso" written by the artist in 1891. But a number of researchers of creativity of the painter believes that she was created in a later period, around 1912–1913. This period of creativity, which took place in the village of Ostrovno, near lake Udomlya. One of the residents of the village who was born in 1903 – my Agafya Ivanova – was among the children, which the artist depicted in this painting.

And that's just one mystery among a series of white spots that accompany every biography of the painter. The artist Bogdanov-Belsky, whose paintings are known all over the world, still awaiting an interested biographer.

Last year

In 1944, the condition of the great artist has deteriorated. Because of this, I had to go to Germany, where he was treated in a Berlin clinic. However, the efforts of German physicians did not bring recovery. The great painter N. P. Bogdanov-Belsky died at the age of 77 years. The death of Russian artist passed almost unnoticed – Germany was losing the war. Berlin was preparing to repel the attacks of the approaching red Army. This took place February 19, 1945. His final resting place in exile was the Russian cemetery Tegel on the outskirts of the German capital.

Instead of an epilogue

Could assume the ringing from the end of the back-breaking labor of the peasant of Smolensk province, that her son will go down in history of world art under the name Bogdanov-Belsky? Nicholas, the descriptions of paintings which nowadays takes pride of place in the catalogues of best world's exhibitions, also could not guess what bright future in the arts awaits him. Unfortunately, the talent of the great Russian painter was undeservedly forgotten in his Homeland. But the faces of hundreds of characters of his paintings continue to live in exposition and in the pages of the art photo albums. And it seems that their eyes in modern life, the artist looks. His view of the past is curious. Because our reality is created by the efforts including the heroes of his paintings.