Boris Grigoriev

Boris Grigoriev (russian: Бори́с Дми́триевич Григо́рьев; 11 July 1886 – 7 February 1939) was a painter, graphic artist, and writer.

Biography

Grigoriev was born in RybinskBiography at artnet
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Grigoriev went on to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg under Alexander Kiselyov, Dmitry Kardovsky and Abram Arkhipov from 1907 to 1912. He began exhibiting his work in 1909 as a member of the Union of Impressionists group, and became a member of the World of Art movement in 1913. At that time he also wrote a novel, ''Young Rays''.''"America" by Boris Grigoriev'' publication by A Klevitsky
«Новый Журнал» 2003, №231

After his return to Saint Petersburg in 1913 he became part of the Bohemian scene in St. Petersburg and was close to many artists and writers of the time, such as Sergey Sudeykin, Velimir Khlebnikov and the poet Anna Akhmatova, often painting their portraits.

Grigoriev was also interested in the Russian countryside, its peasants and village life. From 1916 to 1918 he created a series of paintings and graphic works, ''Russia'' (Raseja, russian: Расея), depicting the poverty and strength of rural Russia. The album started with Grigoriev's poem ''To her stepsons''. The album won a praise from influential art-critic Alexandre Benois. According to Benois, Grigoriev had shown the very essence of Russia in the period before the revolutionary upheaval. The leaderless workshop he organised in September 1919 led to the creation of the Society of Young Artists.

However in 1919, Grigoriev travelled and lived abroad in many countries including Finland, Germany, France, the United States, Central and South Americas. Grigoriev lived for a time in Paris, where he attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In Paris he was strongly influenced by Paul Cézanne.Grigoriev on site ''World of Marina Tsvetaeva''
It was either at this time, or while he lived in New York – there are conflicting reports – that he had an affair with the young painter Martha Visser't Hooft, then Martha Hamlin.

In 1934 he published his poem ''Russia'' (Расея) in the American Russian-language newspaper Novoye Russkoye Slovo. The poem was a poetic reflection of his famous ''Russia'' series of paintings. He also wrote a poem, ''America'', which was not published until 2003.

Grigoriev died in Cagnes-sur-Mer in 1939.

Some works

Image:Grigoriev Meyerkhold.jpg, Double portrait of Vsevolod Meyerhold, 1916
Image:Boris GrigorievOlonetskGrandad.jpg, An old man from Olonets
Image:Grigoriev Grilikhes.jpg, Portrait of Anna Grilikhes, 1917
Image:GrigoryevB Rakhmaninov.jpg, Sergei Rachmaninoff

File:Peasants in the field by B.Grigoriev (1920).jpg, Peasants in the Field, 1920
File:Boris Grigoriev, La Mère Agathe.jpeg, La Mère Agathe, 1925
Image:Boris Grigoriev Sunflowers.jpg, Sunflowers, 1917-1919
Image:Grigoriev Village.jpg, Village, 1918
Image:Boris Grigoriev Shalyapin.jpg, Feodor Chaliapin, 1918

References

External links

Poem ''America'' and letters by Grigoriev (published by A. Klevitsky)

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1886 births
1939 deaths
Painters from the Russian Empire
Alumni of the Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France
French expatriates in the United States
Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry alumni