Sculptor PA Samonov in Belgrade

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The fate of the remarkable Russian-taught sculptor Peter Alexandrovich Samonova (1863 - ok.1930 GV Serbia). The year of his death is shown on our website is not true. After graduating in 1892 Tver cavalry cadet schools, transferred to 9-th Elisavetgrad Dragoon Regiment (later - the 3rd Hussars Regiment Elisavetgrad) and enrolled in the lists of the regiment. Further increase in rank in the service. Sacked Peter Samonov in reserve 14 September 1908 at the rank of lieutenant colonel. Received before the service in the army (according to some sources), some art education after the resignation of PA Samonov devoted his time occupation sculpture. His project of the monument to General Skobelev successfully won a competition among the many contenders for the victory (1912). In 1913 - 1914, he taught at Odessa Cadet Corps. Revolution and the Civil War drove Peter Alexandrovich in Gallipoli camp and then Yugoslavia. A large Russian community quickly mastered abroad. The first art studio started as with Gallipoli. There, in the "Armenian shack" worked "art studio 1-Third Army Corps, which later revived in Belgrade in 1922 as" Studio of Russian artists "in the walls of Russian officers' mess.
In August 1924 In August 1924 at the second exhibition of Russian artists of Belgrade could admire the sculptural group "Attack of the Cossacks.
He participated in a Russian art exhibition in 1928 in the pavilion Officers Meeting South Slavic army and navy with the help of other Russian artists chief Cabinet War Department Colonel S. Todorovic. It was attended by 28 Russian artists, sculptors, architects, exhibited about 300 works. Died PA Samonov in Serbia in the 30-ies.
Shown watercolor PA Samonova "Equestrian competitions Russian community in Belgrade". 21 X 31.