Alexey Bogolyubov

For the Russian revolutionary sometimes known as Aleksey Bogolyubov, see Arkhip Bogolyubov
For namesakes, see Bogolyubov.
Alexey Bogolyubov
Алексей Боголюбов
Portrait photograph by Andrei Karelin
Born(1824-03-16)March 16, 1824
Novgorod Governorate, Russia
DiedNovember 7, 1896(1896-11-07) (aged 72)
Paris, France
Resting placeTikhvin Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
EducationMember Academy of Arts (1858)
Professor by rank (1861)
Full Member Academy of Arts (1893)
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1853)
Known forPainting
Stylelandscape art
marine art
MovementPeredvizhniki[a]
AwardsBig Gold Medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1853)

Alexey Petrovich Bogolyubov (Russian: Алексе́й Петро́вич Боголю́бов; 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 Petrovich Vereshchagin

Bogolyubov was born in the Pomeranie village of Novgorod Governorate. 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 Repin, Vasily Polenov, Mark Antokolski, Vasily 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 modernist painters as Victor Borisov-Musatov, Alexei Karev and Pavel Kuznetsov.

Collections of works

  • 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
  • The surf in Menton, 1880s Central Naval Museum
    The surf in Menton, 1880s
    Central Naval 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
  • In the park (Forest of Fontainebleau, 1872) Tretyakov Gallery
    In the park (Forest of Fontainebleau, 1872)
    Tretyakov Gallery
  • Honfleur. Sunset on the sea. 1870s The Russian Museum
    Honfleur. Sunset on the sea. 1870s
    The Russian Museum
  • Le Tréport, Normandy, French Republic. The 2nd half of the 1870s Tretyakov Gallery
    Le Tréport, Normandy, French Republic. 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
  • A 1870 view in Normandy
    A 1870 view in Normandy
  • 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, 1880
    Veules-les-Roses, Normandy, 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
  • Île Saint-Marcouf near North Normandy
    Île Saint-Marcouf near North Normandy
  • 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
  • Marseille-Fos Port 1860s Nikanor Onatsky Regional Art Museum
    Marseille-Fos Port 1860s
    Nikanor Onatsky Regional Art Museum
  • 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
  • Pathway. Écouen. 1880 Tretyakov Gallery
    Pathway. Écouen. 1880
    Tretyakov Gallery
  • 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
  • Port of Le Havre, 1852
    Port of Le Havre, 1852
  • 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
  • Bulgaria
  • Valley in Bulgaria (1881) Radishchev Art Museum
    Valley in Bulgaria (1881)
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • unknown site
  • On the seashore, 1856
    On the seashore, 1856
  • 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
  • Dyke construction. 1870s Private collection
    Dyke construction. 1870s
    Private collection
  • Autumn, 1879 Radishchev Art Museum
    Autumn, 1879
    Radishchev Art Museum
  • Marina (quay)
    Marina (quay)

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.

Publications

  • Bogolyubov, Alexei P. (2019). Ogaryova, Nonna V. (ed.). Записки моряка-художника (in Russian). Samara: Agni. ISBN 978-5-6043148-0-7.

References

  • Andronikova, Manana I. [in Russian] (1962). Боголюбов (in Russian). Moscow: Iskusstvo. OCLC 28105293.
  • Kozhevnikov, Grigory I. (1962). "Алексей Петрович Боголюбов". In Leonov, Alexei I. (ed.). Русское искусство. Очерки о жизни и творчестве художников. Вторая половина XIX века (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Iskusstvo. pp. 421–444. OCLC 71538004.
  • Ogaryova, Nonna V. (1988). Летопись жизни и деятельности художника А. П. Боголюбова (in Russian). Saratov: Saratov State University. ISBN 5-292-00098-1. OCLC 165362450.
  • Pashkova, Lyudmila V. and Borovskaya, Marina I. (2019). Radishchev Museum, Saratov (ed.). Алексей Боголюбов: художник, моряк, путешественник (artbook) (in Russian). Saratov: Radishchev Museum. ISBN 978-5-94370-036-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  • Usacheva, Svetlana V. (2023). Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (ed.). Алексей Боголюбов (artbook / exhibition catalogue) (in Russian). Moscow: Tretyakov Gallery. ISBN 978-5-89580-407-0.