Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Пётр Петрович Соколов; 1821, Saint Petersburg - 2 October 1899, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter and illustrator.

Biography

He was the eldest son of the watercolor portraitist Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov. Although he received lessons from his father, he was largely self-taught until 1840, when he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts. He studied there for three years with his uncle,

Karl Bryullov Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 12 December 1799 – 11 June 1852), original name Charles Bruleau, also transliterated Briullov and Briuloff, and referred to by his friends as "Karl the Great", was a ...

, as well as

Pyotr Basin Pyotr Vasilievich Basin (Russian: Пётр Васильевич Басин; 1793, Saint Petersburg – 1877, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian religious, history and portrait painter. He also served as a Professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts. B ...

and Fyodor Bruni.Brief biography
@ RusArtNet. He preferred hunting and genre scenes, but also did the occasional portrait. From 1877 to 1878, he was a frontline correspondent in the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the

Siege of Plevna The siege of Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of Russia and Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards t ...

. He was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery. His paintings were shown widely. Among the events he participated in were the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and the

Exposition Universelle (1889) The Exposition Universelle of 1889 () was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 5 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fourth of eight expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The ...

, after which he was named an honorary member of the Société des Artistes Français. In 1893, he received the title of Academician. He is, however, best known for his book illustrations; notably a collection of poems by

Nikolay Nekrasov Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov ( rus, Никола́й Алексе́евич Некра́сов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈkrasəf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Alexeyevich_Nekrasov.ogg, – ) was a Russian poet, writer, critic and publi ...

and ''

Sketches from a Hunter's Album ''A Sportsman's Sketches'' (russian: Записки охотника, Zapiski ohotnika; also known as ''A Sportman's Notebook'', ''The Hunting Sketches'' and ''Sketches from a Hunter's Album'') is an 1852 cycle of short stories by Ivan Turgenev. ...

'' by Ivan Turgenev as well as ''

Dead Souls ''Dead Souls'' (russian: «Мёртвые души», ''Mjórtvyje dúshi'') is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. The novel chronicles the travels and adv ...

'' by

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

, a popular work for illustrators. His brothers, Pavel and Alexander were also painters.

Illustrations for ''Sketches from a Hunter's Album''

File:Lebedyan by I Turgenev Illustration by P Sokolov.jpg, "Lebedyan" The Counting-House by I Turgenev Illustration by P Sokolov.jpg, "The Office" File:Lgov by I Turgenev Illustration by P Sokolov.jpg, "Lgov" File:Piotr Petrovich Karataev by I Turgenev Illustration by P Sokolov.jpg, "Pyotr Petrovich Karataev"

References

The Sokolov Family
from the ''

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary The ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedic Dictionary'' (Russian: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона, abbr. ЭСБЕ, tr. ; 35 volumes, small; 86 volumes, large) is a comprehensive multi-volume ...

'' (in Russian). 1906, @ Russian WikiSource

External links

ArtNet: More works by Sokolov.
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