Grigori Wassiljewitsch Soroka

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Self portrait

Grigory Soroka , actually GW Vassiliev (Васильев), ( Russian Григорий Васильевич Сорока , * November 15 jul. / 27. November  1823 greg. In Pokrovskoe ( Tver ); † April 10 jul. / 22. April  1864 greg. Ibid ) was a Russian painter, serf and the most famous student of Alexei Venetianov .

Soroka was born into the family of the landowner Milyukov. 1842–47 he studied art with A. Wenezianow, who tried to get his release. Thereupon his owner forbade him further trips to St. Petersburg and employed him as a gardener. Far from the art scene and spiritually alone after the teacher's death, his artistic talent soon began to fade. From 1850–60 he lived in his home parish and concentrated on village churches for which he painted various icons .

Since he could not fulfill the conditions of his owner for release (serfdom reform of Alexander II of March 3, 1861), Soroka was not released. He complained but was turned away, detained for rioting and possibly flogged. He was released due to illness. He hanged himself in the bakery of the estate.

Only about 20 undated paintings by Soroka have survived today.

  • Fisherman

  • Dam in Spasskoye, Tambov Oblast

  • Lydia Milyukov, 1840s

  • Farm boy, 1840s

  • Reflection in a mirror, 1850s

swell

  1. ↑ Hrono.ru

literature

  • Обухов, В .: Григорий Сорока. М., 1982

Web links

Commons : Grigoriy Soroka  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Soroka, Grigory Wassiljewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wassiliew, Grigorij Wassiljewitsch; Сорока, Григорий Васильевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Pokrovskoye ( Tver )
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1864
Place of death Pokrovskoye ( Tver )