Lukian Vasilievich Popov (Russian: Лукиан Васильевич Попов; 20 October 1873, Arkhangelovka,

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- 20 May 1914,

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) was a

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painter in the Realistic style; associated with the

Peredvizhniki Peredvizhniki ( rus, Передви́жники, , pʲɪrʲɪˈdvʲiʐnʲɪkʲɪ), often called The Wanderers or The Itinerants in English, were a group of Russian realist artists who formed an artists' cooperative in protest of academic restr ...

. He was from the Russian Empire.

Biography

He was born to a poor peasant family. In 1876, after the establishment of universal military service, his father was called up and the family moved to Orenburg, where he attended school, graduating from the in 1891.Brief biography
@ RusArtNet. His first artistic studies were at the Drawing School of the

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. From 1896 to 1902, he studied at the

Imperial Academy of Arts The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by the founder of the Imperial Moscow University Ivan Shuvalov under the name ''Academy of the Thre ...

with

Vladimir Makovsky Vladimir Yegorovich Makovsky (russian: Влади́мир Его́рович Мако́вский; 26 January (greg.: 7 February) 1846, Moscow – 21 February 1920, Petrograd) was a Russian painter, art collector, and teacher. Biography Makovs ...

. Upon graduating, he qualified for a stipend that enabled him to visit Germany and France. After his return, he went back to Orenburg, where he remained until his death, although he travelled throughout the region, sketching village life. In 1903, he became a member of the Peredvizhniki. Six years later, he joined the . In 1912, on the recommendation of

Ilya Repin Ilya Yefimovich Repin (russian: Илья Ефимович Репин, translit=Il'ya Yefimovich Repin, p=ˈrʲepʲɪn); fi, Ilja Jefimovitš Repin ( – 29 September 1930) was a Russian painter, born in what is now Ukraine. He became one of the ...

, the Academy awarded him the title of "Academician".Biographical notes
by M.A. Ostrovsky @ the Ilya Kleiner website. After the

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, many of his paintings were given innocuous names by the censors. "Agitator in the Village" became "By Sunset", for example. Then, in 1914, the governing board of the Peredvizhniki would not allow him to participate because his painting, "The Dying Child", was not in the spirit of the "celebratory tone" of the exhibition. The painting was based on Popov's own son, who had been born blind and died after an operation that might have restored his sight.Yakov Minchenkov, ''Memories of the Peredvizhniki'', Artists of the RSFSR, 1961. He was later offered a place to exhibit separately. Popov died shortly after these events, but none of the available sources indicate that his death was by anything other than natural causes.

Selected paintings

Popov 001.jpg, Where is the truth? (Truth Seekers) (1903) "Mobilized" by Lucian Popov.jpg, Mobilized (1904) Popov 012.jpg, The groom (1904) Popov 005.jpg, Walking to New Places (1904) Popov 002.jpg, Meadows flooded (1908) Popov 008.jpg, To holy places (1911) Popov 011.jpg, Deep Sleep (1912) Popov 010.jpg, Grandpa helps granddaughter with homework (before 1914)

References

External links

"He Carried Tragedy in His Soul"
reflections on Popov's life by Tatiana Sudorgina @ Вечерний Оренбург {{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Lukian 1873 births 1914 deaths People from Orenburgsky Uyezd Peredvizhniki Painters from the Russian Empire

Biography

Selected paintings

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