Viktor Hartmann

Viktor Alexandrovich Hartmann (Russian Виктор Александрович Гартман; * 23 Apriljul / May 5 1834greg in Saint Petersburg, .. .. † 23 Julijul / August 4 1873greg in Kirejewo in Moscow) was a Russian architect, sculptor and painter.

Life

The early orphaned Hartmann grew up in St. Petersburg in the home of an uncle, a well-known architect, at. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and first came out with book illustrations. Also working as an architect he wore, among other things for 1862 inaugurated a national monument one thousand years Russia at Novgorod. On trips abroad in the years 1864-1868 the most watercolors and pencil drawings were made. As one of the first artists he took traditional Russian motifs in his work.

After Vladimir Stasov Hartmann had introduced into the group of five to Mili Balakirev, he was since 1870 a very close friend of the composer Modest Mussorgsky. After Hartmann's early death at the age of only 39 years of Arts in St. Petersburg issued over 400 pictures in February and March 1874 in the Academy, which inspired Mussorgsky to compose Pictures at an Exhibition; a large part of this cycle, the underlying work is however missing.

Gallery

Costume sketches for the ballet Trilby by Marius Petipa and Yuli Gerber

Rich Jew

Poor Jew

The Catacombs

Design for a city gate in Kiev