Pyotr Sokolov (painter)

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, as well as Pyotr Basin and Fyodor Bruni.[http://www.rusartnet.com/biographies/russian-artists/19th-century/late-19th-century/realist/pyotr-petrovich-sokolov 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. 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), 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 and Sketches from a Hunter's Album by Ivan Turgenev as well as Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, a popular work for illustrators. His brothers, Pavel and Alexander were also painters.

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"

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• [https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/ЭСБЕ/Соколов,_живописцы The Sokolov Family], from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906, @ Russian WikiSource

• {{Cite book |last=Spitsyna |first=Olga A. |title=Петр Петрович Соколов, 1821–1899 |date=1953 |publisher=Iskusstvo |location=Moscow |language=ru |oclc=253060915}}

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• [http://www.artnet.com/artists/petr-petrovich-sokolov/past-auction-results ArtNet: More works by Sokolov.]

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