Nikolai Guchkov and Russian Paintings

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Nikolai Guchkov was one of the largest collectors of Russian art 18 - 19 centuries. According to the catalog "Exhibition of paintings by Russian artists of the old and new schools", held c 19 April 17 May 1915 in Moscow at the Museum of Emperor Alexander III.
NI Guchkov presented at many works from his personal collection. Among them: Vrubel MA "The sketch to the painting of the Vladimir cathedral, Gorbunov, KA "Portrait of PV Botkin, Kiprensky, OA "Portrait", Pryanishnikov, IM "Sunset" and "Evening"., Savrasov, AK "The Rooks Have Arrived" (second option) and "Peyzvzh with the church, 8 paintings by VA Tropinina "Portrait of Mosolov", "Portrait of Princess Lovich", "Portrait of ramochnika Kardashev", "Fortune Teller" and others, Shmelkov, PM one painting, Fedotov, PA "Transition grenadiers across the river."

Nikolai Guchkov.1860-1935, Russia's businessman, politician, social activist and organizer of the city government urban Moscow. Elected elected mayor of Moscow in 1905-1912 gg. NI Guchkov - a graduate of the Law Faculty of Moscow State University. During his leadership became the flourishing economic activities of the Duma. Been restored municipal finance, budget revenues for 1913 grew to 49 million rubles. compared with 15 million in 1901 with a budget deficit of less than 2 million rubles. The construction of the second stage of urban sanitation, better developed in Russia tram network, primary education became widely available and free. C 1915 - representative of the City Duma in the Central War Industries Committee. In 1918 fled to the south, in the bid AI Denikin in 1920, emigrated, died, and pohoronenv Paris.

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Here are the names of other famous Russian collectors, have submitted paintings to the exhibition: FI Chaliapin, SP Chokolov, VO Girshman, KA Chreptowicz-butene, AA Karzinkin, AM Apraksin, PA Lezin, MN Christie, NI Tiutchev, FL Van Nederven-Boersma, Vorobyev, gr.Sollogub,
KF Kolesnikova.