Nikolay Gritsenko

Nikolay Gritsenko studied at F. Dzerzhinsky Naval Engineering Academy and Imperial Academy of Arts. Training under Lev Lagorio, Fernand Cormon and Alexey Bogolyubov is recorded. The recorded working language is Russian and French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine, landscape, cityscape and architectural. Work by Nikolay Gritsenko is recorded in the collections of Musée d'Orsay and Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille. Distinctions recorded are Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Companion of the Order of the Crown of Thailand, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

His father was a physician and his mother was a midwife. When he was nineteen, he enrolled at the Kronstadt Technical School, Maritime Department, from which he graduated and was assigned to several vessels, including the cruiser, Vladimir Monomakh. At that time, he was already trying his hand at painting watercolors. His talent was noted by his superiors and, in 1885, he became a "guest-student" (auditor) at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, where he came under the guidance of the maritime artist, Lev Lagorio. In 1887, he was sent to Paris, at government expense, to study with Professor Alexey Bogolyubov. While there, he also attended workshops by Fernand Cormon. He would return to France throughout his career. Although he never had a showing at the Salon, in 1896, he had one at the galleries of Paul Durand-Ruel. In 1890, he took part in the Eastern journey of Nicholas II, joining his retinue in Trieste. He resigned from the service in 1894, and was appointed an official artist for the Imperial Naval Ministry. He exhibited at the Imperial Academy and with the Peredvizhniki. He died of tuberculosis while in Menton, France, and is buried in the Russian cemetery there. In 1902, a major exhibition of his paintings was held in St. Petersburg. His wife, Lyubov Pavlovna Tretyakova (1870-1928), was the daughter of the philanthropist and art collector, Pavel Tretyakov. After his death, she married the artist Léon Bakst.

Nikolay Gritsenko was recorded at birth as Николай Николаевич Гриценко. The authorities additionally record the headings Nikolai Nikolaevich Gritsenko, Nicolas Grisenko, Nikolai Nikolaevich Grisenko, Gritsenko and Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Gritsenko. His recorded languages were Russian and French. He married Lyubov Pavlovna Gritsenko.

Nikolay Gritsenko is recorded as having received Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Companion of the Order of the Crown of Thailand and Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class. Formation and teaching. Gritsenko studied at F. Dzerzhinsky Naval Engineering Academy and Imperial Academy of Arts. He trained under Lev Lagorio, Fernand Cormon and Alexey Bogolyubov.