Konstantin Somov
Sign in to saveAlso known as Konstantin Andreyevich Somov, Konstantin Andraevich Somov, Konstantin Andreevic Somov, Constantin Andreievitch Somoff, Konstantin Andreyevich Somoff, Konstantin Andreevich Somov, Constantin Somoff, Constantin Andreievitch Somov
Russian artist (1869-1939)
Key facts
- Born
- Konstantin Andreyevich Somov , ( 1869-11-30 ) November 30, 1869, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
- Died
- May 6, 1939 (1939-05-06) (aged 69), Paris , France
- Education
- Imperial Academy of Arts (elected Member, 1914 ); Académie Colarossi
- Known for
- Painting , Porcelain , Erotic art
- Notable work
- Le Livre de la Marquise (1907-1919); The Rainbow (1927); The Boxer (1933)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Paris
- Educated at
- Académie Colarossi
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Field of work
- erotic art
- Movement
- modernism
- Image
- K. Somow.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Konstantin Somov
- place of burial
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1869-11-18
- date of death
- 1939-05-06
- Commons Creator page
- Konstantin Somov
- birth name
- Константин Андреевич Сомов
- Commons gallery
- Konstantin Somov
- has works in the collection
- Huis van het boek
- name in native language
- Константин Сомов
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Encyclopedic overview
Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (Russian: Константин Андреевич Сомов; 30 November [O.S. 18 November] 1869 – 6 May 1939) was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Modernist period, best known as co-founding member of the Mir iskusstva society. After the Russian Revolution, he eventually emigrated to Paris, along with other prominent figures in the Russian arts. In his private life, he had a longtime, younger male companion, Methodiy Lukyanov, and an ambiguous artistic and personal relationship with a young boxer, Boris Snezhkovsky, whom he painted many times. In the 21st century, his paintings have sold in the millions of dollars. In 2007, Somov's The Rainbow sold at Christie's London for GBP 3,716,000 (USD 7.44 million; equivalent to GBP 6.28 million [USD 12.6 million] in 2025), an auction record for a Russian work of art.
Biography
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