Pyotr Isaakovich Geller (at birth Peysakh Itskovich Geller [1] ; December 10, 1862 [2] , Shklov , Mogilev province - January 23, 1933 , Leningrad ) - Russian and Soviet painter.
| Peter Isaakovich Geller | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Peysakh Itskovich Geller |
| Date of Birth | December 10, 1862 |
| Place of Birth | Shklov , Mogilev province |
| Date of death | January 23, 1933 (70 years old) |
| Place of death | Leningrad |
| Citizenship |  Russian empire |
| Study | Petersburg Academy of Arts |
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Biography
At the age of 6, he and his parents moved to Kerch-Enikale , where he received a home education. Having prepared at the Odessa Drawing School , in 1878 he entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts , which he graduated in 1883, receiving the title of class artist of the 1st degree [3] .
In 1886, for the painting "Dedication of Ivan the Terrible before his death as a monk," Geller received the title of class artist of the 1st degree. His first picture on a free story, “ The Oath of Jewish Recruits, ” was acquired from the academic exhibition in 1887 by the Museum of the Imperial Academy of Arts . Since that time, Geller began to exhibit paintings on historical and everyday topics annually.
Participant of the exhibitions "St. Petersburg Society of Artists", AHRR, "Society of Artists named after A. I. Kuindzhi ", Imperial Academy of Arts [3] .
Both large works of Geller, and small ones, the number of which reaches two hundred, are almost entirely devoted to Russian life and Russian history. Jewish themes very rarely inspired Geller. Only the events of the last years of the existence of imperial Russia with the pogroms, repressions and the mass exodus of Jews from the devastated places caused him several works depicting the exceptional situation of Jews in Russia.
The artist died on January 23, 1933 and was buried in Leningrad at the Preobrazhensky Jewish cemetery [4] .
The works of P.I. Geller are stored in the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum and other museum and private collections.
Works
From major works:
- " Poshekhonskaya antiquity " (1890),
- " Sending Children from an Educational Home " (1891),
- “ Visit to the shelter by the lady patroness ” (1892),
- " Reception of recruits " (1893),
- " John the Terrible and the Holy Fool Nicola Salos " (1894),
- "The Return of the Village Warden from the Coronation " (1897),
- " Pushkin in the village of Mikhailovsky " (1899),
- “ Tactic. General’s Considerations ”(1901),
- “The Unexpected Epistle of Paul I to Suvorov ” (1902),
- "The Young Louis XV at Peter the Great in Paris " (1903),
- " Gogol among great friends " (1904),
- “ My soul grieves ” according to the Gospel of Mark, XIV (1905),
- “ The Legendary Old Man Fedor Kuzmich ” (1908) and others.
The following paintings belong to the best works of Geller:
- " After the pogrom "
- " Day of Mourning Tish'o b'ov ",
- “ For what? "(1907),
- “ Jews at the Station ” (1907) and
- “ Until, oh Lord! "(1909)
Notes
- ↑ Encyclopedia of St. Petersburg
- ↑ Г - 10000 best artists of the world (XVIII — XXI centuries) / the greatest artists of the world / painters, graphic artists, poster artists, theater artists, batichists, illustrators, animators, ... (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 1, 2012. Archived April 11, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Geller Peter Isaakovich (1862, Kerch - 1933, Leningrad)
- ↑ Tomb of the artist at the Jewish cemetery of St. Petersburg
Links
- Geller, Peter (Pesach) Isaakovich // Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron . - SPb. , 1908-1913.