Art objects in the daily life of citizens of Baikal Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th century

The article analyzes how art objects gradually became part of the daily life of the townspeople of Baikal Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th century. As a result of the restoration of historical events, we have come to the conclusion that during the period under study there was an active correspondence between artists and completists about interaction in the process of organizing art events, creating collections of paintings, drawings, and sculptures. The handwritten heritage of witnesses of artistic events in the Irkutsk Governorate and Zabaikalskaya Oblast makes it possible to study the life and work of representatives of the artistic intelligentsia, to understand how city residents interacted, participated in the work of public associations, represented and understood art objects. The documents describe how the paintings passed from the creators to the owners of the houses. It was confirmed that the works of masters were placed in estates, public and administrative buildings, and educational institutions. The article deals with the artistic events in which various members of the public took part: Irkutsk and Transbaikal merchants, artists, scientists and teachers. We have found historical documents that confirm the work of intellectuals in cities to familiarize residents with domestic and world art in the archives of Irkutsk.