Bogatov Nikolai (1854-1935)

Nikolai Bogatov has proved a gifted student, while at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (MUZHVZ). His first independent work, "Horse in the farmyard" and "Rest of oxen at the plow" was a success among teachers and students MUZHVZ - the last received in 1874 a large silver medal of the school.

Upon recommendation of the Moscow School of Painting N. Bogatova Academy of Arts was awarded the title of class artist. Painter with his creativity is fully consistent settings of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions. His genre painting "Girl with a Goose" (1875), "Children in the Woods" (1883), "Herd by the River" (1895), "Workers" (1897), "Waiting for the steamer", "Girl in a red sundress" "In the Mountains" first appeared in exhibitions Wanderers.

The artist showed his extraordinary schedule. As an illustrator turned to the works of FM Dostoevsky - preparing drawings for "Insulted and the Injured" (1888) and "netochki nezvanovoj" (1888). He took part in the exhibitions of the Society of Russian watercolors.