Karelin Andrey

January 5, 1866 (Kostroma) - 1928

Painter, graphic artist

Biographical details are scarce. Original art education received from his father, a painter and photographer AO Karelin. He studied at the IAH (1883-1885) by Vladimir Makovsky. In 1892 he was awarded an honorary associate of the Academy of the Academy for free now "Overseas clown».

lived in Nizhny Novgorod. He worked as a historical painter, portraitist. He participated in the decoration of costly industrial and agricultural exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod (1896), Church Lancers in Warsaw (1907). Served cartoons for the mosaic decoration of the Temple of Resurrection (Savior on the Blood) in St. Petersburg. Gave one of the organizers of the City of art and history museum in Nizhny Novgorod.

After the October Revolution of 1917 settled in Ashgabat. In the exhibition activities did not participate. One of the organizers of the art department of the Turkmen museum in Ashgabat, was engaged in the restoration of the traditional technology of the Middle majolica. Author of several articles on art, photography, pedagogy, organization of museums.

works are in several museum collections, particularly in the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum.