Pupil of the Moscow school of painting and sculpture; student of the Academy of Arts from 1891 to 1897 he Received medals: in 1893 - 2 silver; in 1894 - 1 silver; 1 November 1897 - the title of the artist for the painting "the Burning of Avvakum". Was a pensioner of the Academy of Arts from 1898, was the second teacher of gypsum-shaped class of the Higher school of art from December 31, 1899 (Kondakov)