Alexander Borisov (1866-1934)
Alexander Borisov ( 2 (14) November 1866 - 17 August 1934)
Member and one of the founders of the " Society of Artists name AIKuindzhi " , Russian artist ( drawing technique AA Borisov learned in the workshop of Ivan Shishkin , and a year after his departure from the Academy - the AIKuindzhi ), painter of the Arctic, writer and public figure , explorer of polar lands , made a significant contribution to the development issues of transport and economic development of the North .
In 1902, at the invitation of the Vienna Society of Artists AA Borisov arranges an exhibition in the Austrian capital . Borisova success allowed him to hold the exhibition in Berlin , Hamburg, Cologne , Dusseldorf and Paris. French government awarded artist Legion of Honor . In 1907 in London exhibition Borisov visited the famous polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen and gave an artist on behalf of the Governments of Sweden and Norway Order of St. Olav . A British government awarded artist Order of the Bath .
In early 1908 Borisov came to the U.S. . Exhibition of his paintings was held in Washington in the presidential residence - the White House. Borisov became the first Russian artist adopted by U.S. President .
MEN'S PORTRAIT , 1909 ,
Oil on canvas, 35h33 , 3
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