Astrakhan Picture Gallery P. M. Dogadina description and photo - Russia - South: Astrakhan (Topic)

Astrakhan Art Gallery named after P.M. Dogadin description and photo - Russia - South: Astrakhan. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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Astrakhan State Picture Gallery named after P.M. Dogadin is the first art museum of the city of Astrakhan, founded by the donor of the painting collection P.M. Dogadin in 1918. Since 1921, the gallery has been located in the building of a cultural monument of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. The Plotnikovs' estate is a three-story brick building with two-story outbuildings in the yard. The collection of the gallery is more than 10.5 thousand items.

This is one of the richest and most interesting art museums in the Volga region, representing the work of almost all major Russian artists, from icon painters and portrait painters of the 18th century to modern Soviet art. The department of Russian art of the 18th – 19th centuries presents works by F.S. Rokotova, D.G. Levitsky, V.L. Borovikovsky, K. P. Bryullova, A.G. Venetsianova, S.F. Shchedrin, I.K. Aivazovsky, A.P. Bogolyubov, V.A. Tropinin, V.G. Perova, N.V. Nevreva, L.I. Solomatkina, A.K. Savrasov, I.I. Shishkina, K.E. Makovsky, V.V. Vereshchagin, A.I. Kuindzhi, V.D. Polenov.

Painting of the late XIX - early XX century is represented by the works of I.E. Repin, I.I. Levitan, V.A. Serova, M.V. Nesterova, K.A. Somova, V.E. Borisov-Musatov, N.K. Roerich, P.P. Konchalovsky.

The funds of the art gallery are constantly replenished with works of artists from Astrakhan, artists from Central Asia and the Caucasus. Works by Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev, who was born in Astrakhan, occupy a special place in the museum's collection. These are 22 paintings and over 100 graphic sheets.

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