Alexander Karlovich Beggrov (Alexander Beggrow, russian: Александр Карлович Беггров, ) was a Russian

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painter of Baltic German origin, notable for his

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s and Saint Petersburg cityscapes.

Biography

Alexander Beggrov was a son of Karl Beggrov (Beggrow), a German painter who spent all his career in Russia. He decided to become a naval officer, and in 1863, he went into the navy. In particular, in 1871-1872 he participated in the round-the-world journey. Still as a naval officer, in 1868 he started his art studies under the supervision of Alexey Bogolyubov. In 1873, Bogolyubov moved to France, and Beggrov, who wanted to continue his art studies, enrolled in the

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, where he studied under Mikhail Konstantinovich Clodt for a year. In 1874, he retired from the navy and moved to Paris, where he mainly continued to work under the guidance of Bogolyubov. He also got to know Russian artists working in France, including

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. In 1875, Beggrov returned to Saint Petersburg, and in 1878, he joined the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions. In 1879, he travelled by sea to Greece, and from there to France, where he stayed for two years. Subsequently, Alexander Beggrov moved back to Russia and settled in Gatchina. In 1903, his wife died. Last years of his life, Beggrov was terminally ill. In August 1914, he committed suicide.

Selected paintings

File:Петербургская биржа.jpg, Petersburg Exchange (1891) File:Beggrov3.jpg, Saint Petersburg in winter (1879) File:Beggrow 033.jpg, Gunfire Casement on the Frigate "Oslyabya" File:Beggrow 030.jpg, Morning on Nevsky Prospekt (1886) File:Admiralty Embankment - 1881.jpg, Embankment at the

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(1881) File:BeggrovNaPalubeFregataSvetlana II.jpg, On the Deck of the Frigate "Svetlana" (1883)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beggrov, Alexander 1841 births 1914 deaths Painters from Saint Petersburg People from Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd Russian people of German descent Peredvizhniki 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters 20th-century Russian painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 1914 suicides Suicides by firearm in Russia Imperial Russian Navy officers 20th-century Russian male artists