He was born to a family of merchants and attended the public schools of Saint Petersburg.[1] In 1860, against his father's wishes and without his support, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied with Carl Timoleon von Neff, Pyotr Shamshin, Pyotr Basin and Bogdan Willewalde.[2] He was awarded two silver medals in 1862 and 1863 and was named an "Artist" of the third degree in 1867. He moved up to first degree the following year and became an "Academician" in 1873 for his painting of Antonio Stradivari.[1]
He was best known for watercolor portraits of young women, which were published in several magazines throughout Russia and became very popular during the 1880s. From 1890 to 1901, he worked as a designer and engraver for the Imperial Stationery Office.[2]
His brother, Aleksey [ru] (1849-1899), was also a painter of some note.
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viktor, bobrov, painter, viktor, alekseyevich, bobrov, russian, Ви, ктор, Алексе, евич, Бобро, 1842, gatobuzhi, saint, petersburg, governorate, june, 1918, saint, petersburg, russian, watercolorist, academic, style, viktor, bobrovself, portrait, 1861, born1842. Viktor Alekseyevich Bobrov Russian Vi ktor Alekse evich Bobro v 1842 Gatobuzhi Saint Petersburg Governorate 21 June 1918 Saint Petersburg was a Russian watercolorist in the Academic style Viktor BobrovSelf portrait 1861 Born1842Petergofsky UyezdDied1918 1918 00 00 aged 75 76 Saint PetersburgEducationMember Academy of Arts 1873 Alma materImperial Academy of Arts 1867 Known forPainting Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe was born to a family of merchants and attended the public schools of Saint Petersburg 1 In 1860 against his father s wishes and without his support he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts where he studied with Carl Timoleon von Neff Pyotr Shamshin Pyotr Basin and Bogdan Willewalde 2 He was awarded two silver medals in 1862 and 1863 and was named an Artist of the third degree in 1867 He moved up to first degree the following year and became an Academician in 1873 for his painting of Antonio Stradivari 1 At first he created genre scenes but later devoted himself almost exclusively to portraits In 1875 he took up etching after seeing works by Ivan Shishkin and produced over 100 works including portraits of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Anton Rubinstein 1 He participated in numerous exhibitions notably the Exposition Universelle 1878 and the World s Columbian Exposition 2 On a few occasions he exhibited with the Peredvizhniki He was best known for watercolor portraits of young women which were published in several magazines throughout Russia and became very popular during the 1880s From 1890 to 1901 he worked as a designer and engraver for the Imperial Stationery Office 2 His brother Aleksey ru 1849 1899 was also a painter of some note Selected paintings edit nbsp Boyarina nbsp By the Fireplace nbsp View of the Bay at Loviisa nbsp Woman with a Fan nbsp EstherReferences edit a b c Brief biography and works LiveInternet a b c Brief biography RusArtNet External links edit nbsp Media related to Viktor Bobrov at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viktor Bobrov painter amp oldid 1187497097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
