Evgraf Sorokin
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Evgraf Semenovich Sorokin (1821-1892) was a Russia
n genre painter
. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts
in Saint Petersburg
and later worked in Paris
, where he painted for the Russian Church. He would sometimes sign his works using the Latin alphabet
. He died in Moscow
.
Sorokin was the brother of artists Pavel
and Vasili Sorokin
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n genre painter
Genre painting
Genre works, also called genre scenes or genre views, are pictorial representations in any of various media that represent scenes or events from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, and street scenes. Such representations may be realistic, imagined, or...
. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
and later worked in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he painted for the Russian Church. He would sometimes sign his works using the Latin alphabet
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...
. He died in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Sorokin was the brother of artists Pavel
Pavel Sorokin
Pavel Semenovich Sorokin was a Russian painter of religious themes. He was a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and died in Moscow.Sorokin was the brother of artists Evgraf and Vasili Sorokin.-Reference:...
and Vasili Sorokin
Vasili Sorokin
Vasili Semenovich Sorokin was a Russian mosaics artist. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg; among his works are mosaics for the Church of St. Isaac in Moscow.Sorokin was the brother of painters Pavel and Evgraf Sorokin....
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Reference
- John Milner. A Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Artists, 1420 - 1970. Woodbridge, Suffolk; Antique Collectors' Club, 1993