Sergei Tretyakov (arts patron)
Sergei Tretyakov | |
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Moscow's Gorodskoy Golova (Московский городской голова)[1] | |
In office 1877–1881 | |
Sergei Tretyakov (1834 - 25 July 1892[2][3]) was a Russian philanthropist and patron of the arts, who co-founded the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow with his brother Pavel Tretyakov.[4][5]
Tretyakov Gallery
In 1851, Tretyakov and his brother
On Sergei's death in 1892, both brothers' collections were donated to the Moscow city administrators.[6][5] The brothers' combined collections consisted of 1,287 paintings, 518 drawings and 9 sculptures by Russian artists, along with 75 paintings and eight drawings by European artists, mainly French and German masters of the late 19th century.[6] The value of the donated collections was estimated at 1,429,000 roubles.[6][5] The city converted the brothers' private showroom into a gallery accessible to the public,[5] free of charge.[4] The official opening of the Moscow City Gallery of Pavel and Sergei Tretyakov, as it was then named, took place on 15 August 1893, with over 700 visitors on the first day.[4]
Other activities
He was also the chief of the Moscow municipal administration,[2] from 1876 to 1882.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "ТРЕТЬЯКОВ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия".
- ^ a b Yudenkova, Tatiana (21 April 2016). "Sergei Tretyakov: Aspects of a biography recovered". Tretyakov Gallery. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ISBN 9780199532940. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Popova, Anna (21 May 2016). "10 facts about the Tretyakov Gallery that even Russians don't know". Russia Beyond The Headlines. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9783110298826. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Donation of the Tretyakov Gallery to Moscow City 1892-1898". Tretyakov Gallery. Retrieved 27 January 2017.