Aleksandr Sokolov

Alexander Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Александр Петрович Соколов; 10 November 1829 — 2 December 1913) was a Russian painter, active in St. Petersburg during Tsars Alexander II through Nicholas II's reigns, particularly known for his watercolor portraits. His brothers, Pyotr and Pavel were also well-known artists.

Biography His father was the portrait painter, Pyotr Sokolov. Alexander Brullov and Karl Brullov were his uncles. He left the gymnasium in 1847, before completing his studies, to enter the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After two years there, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts.

Upon receiving the title of "Artist", he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and devote himself mostly to watercolor portraiture. In 1859, a painting of his brother, Pyotr, was among those that won him the title of "Academician". SokolovA 001.jpg|The Girl with Flowers, portrayal of Anna Sokolova, the painter's daughter, signed and dated 1884; owned by ballistics scholar during the Soviet era, auctioned at Sotheby's in November 2014 Aleksandr Petrovich Sokolov, Ivan Yendogurov, 1889, Kroshitsky Museum, Sevastopol Г-65.jpg|Ivan Yendogurov, signed and dated 1889; , Sevastopol Maria Tenisheva by A.P.Sokolov (1898, GRM).jpg|Princess Maria Tenisheva, signed and dated 1898; Russian Museum "Portrait of L. Hausch", Sokolov Alexander.jpg|, signed and undated; Simferopol Art Museum Aleksandr Petrovich Sokolov, Portrait of a Nun, 1910, Samara Art Museum Р-382; from goskatalog.ru.jpg|Portrait of a Nun, signed and dated 1910;