Belzen Yakov Yakovlevich (Russian,
1870–1937) Russian Winter Hunting Scene
Etching on paper
Signed and numbered 42.
Unframed.
Plate size: 6" x
8", Overall Size: 12" X 1".
Good antique condition, but showing age with some wear.
Belzen Yakov Yakovlevich (1870–1937) – Russian/American painter, graphic
artist, sculptor, set designer.
Бельзен, Яков Яковлевич
Pseudonyms, autonyms, and aliases: Belsen, Belsen Jacobus, Belzens Jecabs
Biography
BELSEN
Yakov Yakovlevich was born 6 (18) September 1870 (village of Vladimir province
Paccino; in some sources — St.-Petersburg) — 1937/1938 (New-York)
From
the St. Petersburg Lutheran family; the son of the cook. He studied at the high
school at reformed Church, then on the faculty of St.- Petersburg University; the
IAH — Higher art Institute of painting, sculpture, and architecture under
the Imperial Academy of arts (1890-1894 Benois). He was awarded two small
(1892) and two large (1893) silver medals; in 1894 he received the title of
artist 3-й degree for the painting "Ghosts".
Lived
in St. Petersburg (Petrograd). In 1900-10-е worked as a watercolorist; executed
landscapes, compositions on subjects from classical history and mythology,
portraits. The author works: "Channel", "the Last ray",
"Market", "Autumn sun", "Evening", "Night in
Finland", "Alley", "Poplar" (all the end of the
1890-х — 1900-е), "Autumn", "Valley" (both —
1910-е); watercolor series "Little preludes".
Created
decorative panels. Engaged book graphics, ex libris. Worked in the technique of
etching. Drew for the magazine "the Jester" (1899-1903), collaborated
in the Expedition of storing state papers. Performed 100 drawings to the
novel "Eugene Onegin" A.S. Pushkin (St. Petersburg, 1897); performed
covers of publications of the publishing house А. F. Marks — complete
works G.I. Uspenskiy (1908), P.I. Melnikov-Pecherskiy (1909), К. Gamsun (1910), Rostan (1914). Illustrated books:
"Entertaining botany" А. Tsinger (Leningrad, 1927), "Mitse
at the factory" К. Dants (М. — L., 1928).
Member
of Russian art-industrial society, member of society "Mossanovski
Mondays".
From 1899 — participated in exhibitions. A member and
Exhibitor: St- Petersburg
society of artists (1899), the Society of Russian watercolorists (1899-1907,
1910), Association of artists (1905, 1907), New society of artists (1911-1913),
non-party society of artists (1913-1915), Baku art society (1913-1914).
Participated in Spring exhibitions (1900, 1901, 1903) and the exhibition of
prints and drawings (1908) in the halls of the Imperial Academy of arts,
"Art in the book and the poster" at the all-Russian Congress of
artists (1911-1912) in St. Petersburg (Petrograd), "the Art of Latvian
artists" in Riga (1910), Petrograd (1915), Moscow (1916). He held his
personal exhibition in St. Petersburg (1914).
He taught at the Drawing school Society for the
encouragement of arts (1895-1902), the Central school of technical drawing of
Baron А. L. Shtinglits (1905-1917), the Institute of civil engineers in
St. Petersburg (Petrograd).
About
1919, he emigrated to Berlin. He was engaged in political caricature and
poster; has released an album of cartoons "Heroes of the time of
troubles" (Berlin, 1921). Performed in the technique of etching
compositions on the theme of Russian life, literary works, landscapes. About
1937 he moved to the United States. Worked as an artist at the Metropolitan
opera.
After
the emigration of the work exhibited at the exhibition "Russian portrait
sign in the engraving" in Leningrad (1925). A posthumous exhibition was
held in New York (1938).
Work
is represented in several Museum collections, among them — Latvian art
Museum in Riga.
1. Kondakov С. Н. List of Russian artists.
For the anniversary directory of the Imperial Academy of arts. St. Petersburg,
1914. S. 15.
2. Lacking О. Л., Makhrov К. В.,
Severyukhin Д. Я. Artists of the Russian Diaspora. 1917-1939.
Biographical dictionary. St. Petersburg, 1999. Pp. 129-130.
3. Severyukhin Д. Я., Lacking О. Л. the
Golden age of art associations in Russia and the USSR. Guide. St. Petersburg,
1992. S. 29.
4. Artists of the peoples of the USSR. Biobibliographical
dictionary. M., 1970, vol. 1. S. 350.