ARTIST HAU EDWARD PETROVICH (1807-1887)
ACADEMIC REALISM, WATERCOLOR
Famous painter-акварелистом the mid-nineteenth century was, and Edward p. (I.) Gau. A native of the Baltic city of Reval (now Tallinn) studied at the Academy of arts in Dresden (1830—1832).
In 1838 E. Hau received from the Imperial Academy of arts the title of class artist.
Became known for his strict watercolor images of interiors of the Hermitage and the Winter Palace, which represented and represent great value for the history of Russian culture. Here are some of them:" Парадная staircase in the Hermitage"," Зал Spanish school" (both — 1853)," Перспективный view halls of the Russian school in the Imperial Hermitage" (1855)," Кабинет Alexandra Feodorovna" (1858)," Галерея 1812"," Кабинет Italian schools" (both — 1860)," Зимний Palace. Peter hall" (1863)," Вид office Maria Nikolayevna in the Winter Palace"," Мавританский hall" (both — 1864)," Фельдмаршальский hall" (1866) and others.
in 1854, E. Gau was awarded the title of academician perspective watercolor painting (perspective, of course, in the sense of how the image of spatial figures on a plane).
Like most artists, E. Gau is not confined only to once and for all chosen direction of fine art. He tried himself in other genres of painting. In particular, had success written portraits of contemporaries and contemporaries. The artist has confirmed the obvious: the wizard, in whatever form of art he did not remain without attention.
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