Born 1880, Borissoglebsk - Died 1960, Moscow
Painter
Paintings Biography
Note: Additional works by this artist will be posted at the Mass and Agit category.
Paintings
Model with a Green Scarf. 1910.
Oil on canvas, 100x85 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Gudauty. (Crimea). 1911.
Oil on canvas, 70x87 cm.
Private collection, Moscow.
Landscape with Mountain. Gudauty. 1911.
Oil on canvas, 88x97 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
The Blue Fountain. 1911-1912.
Oil on canvas, 90x88 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow
Still Life with an Icon. 1912.
Oil on canvas, 88x96 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Nude Model with a Red Ribbon in Her Hair and a Blue Tray. 1914.
Oil on canvas, 118x136 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Still Life.
Oil on canvas, 105x110 cm.
Astrakhan Picture Gallery.
A Large Still-Life with a Pumpkin, a Vase and Brushes. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 120x165 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Still-Life with a Pipe. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 122x100 cm.
Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) Art Gallery.
Still Life with a Cactus and a Horse Scull. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 105x102 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Still Life with a Pottery and a Violet Drapery on the Round Table. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 79x89 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Recling Nude Model with Artificial Fruit on a Dish and with an Oriental Pitcher. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 122x165 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Cactus and Fruit. 1918.
Oil on canvas, 97x113.5 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Moscow. Cityscape with a Church. 1918.
Oil on canvas, 99x124 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Sunflowers in Blossom. 1919.
Oil on canvas, 93x93 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Still Life with a Blue Fan. 1919.
Oil on canvas, 115x120 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Still Life with a Figurine of B.D.Korolev. 1919.
Oil on canvas, 138.2x153 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Sokolniki (Moscow). The Watch Tower. 1919.
Oil on canvas, 73x99 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Large Still-Life with Artificial Flowers, a Red Tray and a Wooden Plate. 1919.
Oil on canvas, 140x168 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Nizhniy Novgorod. Study. 1921.
Watercolor, whitening, gouache on paper, 44x60 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Still Life with Garden Vase and a Violet Folio. 1921.
Oil on canvas, 119x138 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Work. Study. 1921.
Watercolor, whitening, gouache on paper, 31x49 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Composition. 1922.
Colored cardboard, glue-colors.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Spring Landscape. Apple-Trees in the Spring. 1922.
Oil on canvas, 98x89.3 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Bouquet of Autumn Leafs Against a Blue Background. Village Krylatskoe. 1923.
Oil on canvas, 88x74.5 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Garden Landscape with a Watering Can. Village Krylatskoe. 1923.
Oil on canvas, 120x107 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
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Townscape with a Pink church. Twilight. 1924.
Oil on canvas, 75x97 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
The Autumn Bouquet. 1924.
Oil on canvas, 93.8x88.8 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Moon, Evening. Ruza. 1925.
Oil on canvas, 66x85 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Nut Tree. 1926.
Oil on canvas, 86x107 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Pink, Mauve and Black Flowers Against a Pink Background. 1926.
Oil on canvas, 120x95 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Self-Portrait. 1927.
Oil on canvas, 59x48 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Side Street in Bakhchisarai. (Crimea). 1927.
Oil on canvas, 67x89 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Poplars. 1927.
Oil on canvas, 89x125 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Still Life with a Faience Jug, a Basket and a Yellow Basin. 1929.
Oil on canvas, 121x142 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Sudak. Rocky Landscape (Crimea). 1929.
Oil on canvas, 93x79 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
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White and Pink Artificial Flowers Against Black Ground, with a Yellow Basin and a Blue Wineglass. 1929.
Oil on canvas, 102x90 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
The Bessemer Process Department. 1930.
Oil on canvas, 101.6x125 cm.
Riazan Province Picture Gallery.
Crimea Landscape. Bakhchisarai. Evening. The Churuk-Su River. 1930.
Oil on canvas, 102x140 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Bakhchisarai. Diubre. Evening. 1931.
Oil on canvas, 83x117 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Still Life with a Blue Jug. 1931.
Oil on canvas, 100x115 cm.
Irkutsk Art Museum.
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Baku. Old Town. Minaret (Azerbaijan). 1931.
Watercolor, whitening, gouache on paper, 35.5x54 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Baku. Oil-Fields Bibi-Eibat. 1931.
Oil on canvas, 105x158 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Baku. The Oil Output. 1931.
Watercolor, whitening, gouache on paper, 38x54 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Still Life with Vegetable Marrow and a Basket. 1931.
Oil on canvas, 75x88.6 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Vase of Flowers. 1933.
Oil on canvas, 66x51 cm.
Tula Art Museum.
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Study of an Oak. Village Kolomenskoe. 1933.
Oil on canvas, 100x75 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Beassal Valley, Crimea. 1937.
Oil on canvas, 80x138 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Peski (Near Moscow). March. Study. 1939.
Oil on canvas, 70x100 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Bakhchisarai. Glukhoi Side Street. 1940.
Oil on canvas, 82x100 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Landscape with the Moon. 1944.
Oil on canvas, 69x98 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Still Life with a Glass Vase. Village Peski. 1945.
Oil on canvas, 80.5x106 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Gurzuf. Evening. Study (Crimea). 1947.
Oil on canvas, 60x100 cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
Kosogorsky Metal Works, Vypykh. 1959.
Oil on canvas, 80x124cm.
Collection of the artist's family, Moscow.
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Biography:
Alexandr Kuprin was born in the family of the district college teacher.
In 1889 he entered Borisoglebsk gymnasia, where he met his first tutor in art, N.Evsseyev. Later he continued to study in the Voronezh gymnasia (till 1896).
Kuprin has worked as clerk at the South-East railway (1896-1901), at the same time studying at the Voronezh tuition-free School of Painting and Drawing by the Amateurs of Art Society, under L.Solovyov and M.Ponomariov.
Late 1900s.
In 1902 he has gone to Petersburg, and entered the private school-workshop of academician L.Dmitriyev-Kavkazsky. Simultaneously, to earn his living, he made monumental mosaic panels and copies from pictures of Russian artists.
After moving to Moscow, Kuprin studied at the studio of K.Yuon (1902-1906), and at MUZhVS (Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture) under Arkhipov, Korovin and Pasternak (1906-1910).
In 1905 the young artist married Anastasia Polozantzeva, and they lived in friendship and harmony for over 50 years, until her death in 1957.
From 1906 Kuprin took part in all exhibitions of Jack of Diamonds. He was one of the founders (treasurer) of Jack of Diamonds (1910), together with P.Konchalovsky, I.Mashkov and V.Rozhdestvensky.
Kuprin created many wonderful still-lifes and landscapes of Crimea, of Moscow environs. In 1913-1914 he has traveled to Paris, North Italy, South France.
After Russian revolution the artist took an active part in the realization of Lenin’s Plan of Monumental Propaganda; he created panels for decorating of Moscow for revolution feastivities.
Taught at SVOMAS, college, Nizhniy Novgorod (1918-1919).
A. Kuprin playing the organ. 1930s.
The artist has moved to Moscow, taught as professor (1922-1930) at Moscow VKhUTEMAS/VKhUTEIN (High State Artistic and Technical Workshops/ High State Art Technical Institute), and at MTI (Moscow Textile Institute,1931-1939).
From 1926 Kuprin worked on industrial theme of the Dnepropetrovsk and Moscow works and Azerbaijan oil-fields.
Member of OMKh (Society of Moscow Artists) from 1932.
The first personal show of Alexandr Kuprin was held in 1934, Moscow.
In 1954 he was chosen as an Associate member of Academy of Arts USSR, in 1956 was awarded the rank of Honored Worker of Arts of RSFSR.
Kuprin's second personal exhibition of was held in 1957, Moscow.
The artist Alexandr Kuprin died in Moscow (1960).