Artist P.M. Kosharov - author and publisher of lithographs

A collection of pictorial and graphic works of artist Pavel Mikhaylovich Kosharov (1824-1902) is stored in the Research library of Tomsk State University. It became part of the library fund in 1925 as a part of a book collection compiled by a Tomsk region specialist G.K. Tyumentsev. Short biographic data on the artist who lived and worked in Tomsk in the second half of the 19th century are provided in the article. Siberia was the main subject of creative activity of P.M. Kosharov. The article concentrates on his lithographs of 1880-90s. First of all, it is a series of works "Sights of Tomsk", "Tomsk University" and "Art and Ethnographic Sketches of Siberia". In these works P. M. Kosharov proved to be a good artist, a researcher and publisher of his lithographs. Using lithography tools P.M. Kosharov could create remarkable works representing great research, historical-cultural and informative interest for learning the history and culture of Siberia.

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