The memorial section of the Nikolai Golovanov Apartment Museum presents a painting by Lev Lagorio, located in the study above the conductor’s desk. The catalog of Golovanov’s collection lists the work as “Landscape with Goats”.
Lev Feliksovitch Lagorio was one of the most famous marine painters and the first student of the legend of marine art Ivan Aivazovsky. Lagorio had a special liking for painting seascapes. His love for maritime art flourished under the influence of Aivazovsky’s work when Lagorio visited the latter’s workshop. Wishing to hone his skills, the artist went on a long voyage along the shores of the Gulf of Finland on board the military frigate “Grozyashchiy”, and later bought a sailing boat to engage in extensive traveling.
In 1851, the Academy of Arts sent Lev Lagorio on a creative trip to the Caucasus. The artist felt captivated by the picturesque places of the East European Plain: he subsequently went there repeatedly and painted the views around him with the same admiration that he had for the sea. Lagorio’s international traveling was sponsored by a stipend from the Academy of Arts and he even spent seven years living abroad. In Paris, the artist studied paintings of French masters in the Louvre and the Luxembourg Palace and later moved to Rome.
Upon returning to Russia, Lev Feliksovich went to the Caucasus again. There, in 1863, he happened to participate in the Caucasian War. After the events, the artist received a medal for bravery.
At the beginning of the 1870s, Lagorio started to paint more views of Crimea. During this period, Crimea attracted many Russian painters. After the Russo-Turkish war, in which he participated as a correspondent, Lev Lagorio created a number of battle scenes. In 1900, Lev Lagorio became an honorary member of the Academy of Arts. In the last years of his life, the artist mainly painted seascapes. Most often, he preferred watercolor over oil. Lev Feliksovich created so many paintings that it is difficult to determine their exact number (especially since they are housed in various museums and private collections). Interestingly enough, Golovanov’s collection had only one work by this amazing marine painter.
Lev Feliksovitch Lagorio was one of the most famous marine painters and the first student of the legend of marine art Ivan Aivazovsky. Lagorio had a special liking for painting seascapes. His love for maritime art flourished under the influence of Aivazovsky’s work when Lagorio visited the latter’s workshop. Wishing to hone his skills, the artist went on a long voyage along the shores of the Gulf of Finland on board the military frigate “Grozyashchiy”, and later bought a sailing boat to engage in extensive traveling.
In 1851, the Academy of Arts sent Lev Lagorio on a creative trip to the Caucasus. The artist felt captivated by the picturesque places of the East European Plain: he subsequently went there repeatedly and painted the views around him with the same admiration that he had for the sea. Lagorio’s international traveling was sponsored by a stipend from the Academy of Arts and he even spent seven years living abroad. In Paris, the artist studied paintings of French masters in the Louvre and the Luxembourg Palace and later moved to Rome.
Upon returning to Russia, Lev Feliksovich went to the Caucasus again. There, in 1863, he happened to participate in the Caucasian War. After the events, the artist received a medal for bravery.
At the beginning of the 1870s, Lagorio started to paint more views of Crimea. During this period, Crimea attracted many Russian painters. After the Russo-Turkish war, in which he participated as a correspondent, Lev Lagorio created a number of battle scenes. In 1900, Lev Lagorio became an honorary member of the Academy of Arts. In the last years of his life, the artist mainly painted seascapes. Most often, he preferred watercolor over oil. Lev Feliksovich created so many paintings that it is difficult to determine their exact number (especially since they are housed in various museums and private collections). Interestingly enough, Golovanov’s collection had only one work by this amazing marine painter.
