Soukhodolski Petr

May 1, 1835 (s Vladimirskoye Kaluga Province) - January 7, 1903 (St. Petersburg)

Painter, graphic artist

from noble families. He studied at St. Petersburg University, then - in the IAH (1856-1864, with a break) in the class of landscape painting by SM Vorobiev. In 1859 the landscape of The Tempest in the Kaluga province "was awarded a small silver medal in 1860 for the painting" Winter Morning "- a large silver medal in 1861 for the kinds of neighborhoods of St. Petersburg - a small gold medal. In 1863, a year went abroad, he lived in Berlin and Paris. In 1864, for the painting "Village Jelnov in Kaluga province Mosalskiy County" received a gold medal, the title of class artist 1-th degree and the right of a pensioner's trip abroad for six years.

In 1865 the Council received permission to IAH to hold the first three years pensionerstva in Russia. He traveled to Moscow, Kaluga, Tver, Smolensk, Kharkov, Kursk, Mogilev province. In 1870, was deprived of a pensioner's content How to enlist in the county zemstvo assembly.

lived on the station homestead Mosalskiy Alexander County Kaluga province, was elected as peace mediator, served as chairman of the county council and Provincial Secretary.

In 1877 he returned to St. Petersburg and resumed classes in painting, he worked in the workshop, provided by IAH. He painted landscapes, battle scene, carried the portrait sketches, drawings on the theme of national life. In his works performed successor academic traditions. In 1878, for the painting "Spring bottling Oka" was awarded the title of academician. In 1882, among other artists has been commissioned by Emperor Alexander II on a series of paintings of the Russian-Turkish War (1877-1878); to work on a full-scale sketches in 1885 made a trip to Bulgaria. In 1888-1894 worked as an illustrator in the magazines "Niva" and "DULCIMER-PLAYER". In the 1890's turned to the sea. Visited Finland and Norway.

From 1859 - participant of exhibitions. The exhibit at the exhibitions in the halls of IAH (1859-1891, intermittently), the Society of exhibitions of works of art (1879), the Moscow Society of Lovers of Fine Arts (1866-1881, intermittently), the Society for the Encouragement of Artists (1864), the World Exhibitions in Paris (1867 ), Vienna (1873), international art exhibitions in Munich (1869), Berlin (1886), the All-Russia industrial and art exhibition in Moscow (1882).

Sukhodolskiy works are in several museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum and others.