Savrasov Sergei Ivanovich

In the early twentieth century photographer Savrasov lived in his house in Moscow and, according to legend, was the nephew of a famous Russian landscape painter. K. Savrasov, which, however, denied other nephews painter. Member of the Russian Photographic Society (RIF) s1901, and in 1912-195 years. - Board Member RFO. Photographer-artist Savrasov gets its first awards in competitive exhibitions RFO and the Moscow Art Photographic Society in 1905-1908. Experimenting with printing techniques, in reviews of his work is mentioned adhesive seal (chrome process), gum arabic, oil the way of positive press. In the years before World War I has actively participated in regional exhibitions in Russia, in some part out of competition. The main theme of his work - landscape. In April 1914. Tula photographic obschestvopriglashaet Savrasov be a jury member at 1-st exhibition in Tula. Odessa newspaper 'South thought' in 1915, both spoke of creativity Savrasov: 'A lot of sentiment in the pictures, pictures with. I. Savrasov. These images could serve as a motivation for the artist. Especially good 'Landscape' and 'Rainy Day'.

In 1917, Mr.. Savrasov member of the editorial board of the journal 'Journal of photos'. In the same year he was the representative of the photographic section of the Moscow Committee of the military-technical assistance in negotiations with the board of RFO for the premises for the needs of military photographers.

In 1920 Savrasov serves photographic print articles on bromomaslyanym printing methods and techniques to increase the paper negatives. In the 1920's is actively engaged in organizational activities in the RFO. C 1922. he is a board member of the factory plates 'Aerial' (nationalized factory 'victory'). The last mention on Savrasov refers to 1928 - he was a founding member of the All-Russia Photographic Society (Charter of the society has not been approved by the NKVD). Mention of his death in a photographic print is not found, . as evidence of its continuation after 1928, we can assume, . that he was in one of the first 'cleansing' of the intelligentsia, . sent from the capital to settle in closed camps in remote areas of Russia.,