Boris Eremeevich Vladimirski: "Roses for Stalin". Oil on canvas, 100.5 x 141 cm.
Artists in alphabetic order
BOZHI, Mikhail Mikhailovich
Born in Nikolaev (Ukraine) 1911. Studied at Nikolaev Art Tekhnikum 1930-33. Active in
Odessa, Ukraine. Began exhibiting 1937. Important shows include "All-Union Art
Exhibition", Moscow, 1950; "All-Union art Exhibition", Moscow, 1951;
"All-Union Art Exhibition, Moscow, 1952; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow
1955. Specialised in portraits, genre paintings. Well-known works include Svetlana
Shipunova, an Outstanding Student (1950); Kiev Museum of Ukrainian Art); A Nurse
(1955; Kiev Museum of Ukrainian Art); My Thoughts, Thoughts (1959-60; Kiev Museum
of Ukrainian Art). Became a Soviet academician 1958. Awarded title "People's Artist
of the USSR" 1963. Leading Ukrainian realist.
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BRODSKI, Isaak Izraelovich
Born in Sofievka, Ekaterinoslav pr (Ukraine), 1883(1884). Studied at Odessa Drawing
School/Art College 1896(95?)-1902; Imperial ACADEMY OF ARTS 1902-08. Active in
St.Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad (travelled in Western Europe 1909-11). Began exhiibiting
1904. Member of UNION OF RUSSIAN ARTISTS from 1910; KUINDZHI SOCIETY 1910s; AKhRR 1923-28.
Exhibited with Imperial ACADEMY OF ARTS 1904-16; UNION OF RUSSIAN ARTISTS 1907-18; MOLKh
1908-09; WORLD OF ART 1911; TYuRKh; ITINERANTS 1914, 1916; COMMUNE OF ARTISTS 1920s; AKhRR
1925-28, REPIN SOCIETY; KUINDZHI SOCIETY 1929. Important shows include first IZDEBSKI
SALON 1909-10; "ARTISTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER FIFTEEN YEARS";
Leningrad, 1932; "ARTISTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER FIFTEEN YEARS", Moscow,
1933; "Fifteen Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Moscow, 1933;
"Twenty Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Moscow, 1938;
"INDUSTRY OF SOCIALISM", Moscow, 1939. Specialised in landscapes and portraits
before October 1917 revolution; painted many portraits of the political leaders 1920s-30s.
Well-known works include The ceremonial Opening of the IInd Congress of the IIIrd
KomIntern (1920-24; Historical Museum, Moscow); "The execution by Firing-Squad
of the 26 Baku Commissars (1925; Baku Art Museum); several pictures of Lenin, notably Lenin
in Smolny (1930; Historical Museum Moscow); Portrait of Gorki (1937; Tretyakov
Gallery). Taught at INSTITUTE OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE 1932-39 (rector
1934-39). Awarded order of Lenin 1934. Decorated festivals in Petrograd 1918.
Officially-celebrated first-wave socialist realist painter; exponent of a highly-finished
style; one of three painters who took tea with Stalin in summer of 1933; assembled a large
collection of Russian and West European art. Died in Leningrad 1939.
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Brodsky was a forefather of Socialist Realism, famous for his iconic portayals of Lenin
and his idealized, carefully crafted paintings dedicated to the events of the Civil War
and Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. From 1902 to 1908, he studied with the great genre and
history painter Ilya Repin at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. Brodsky was
known before the Revolution for his observant salon portraits and landscapes, exhibiting
from 1904 with the Wanderers and the World of Art. Throughout his career, he maintained
the academy standards he absorbed as a student; thus he was able to reinstate tradtional
methods and style s of painting at he reformed All-Russian Academy od Arts, Leningrad.
Throughout his career, Brodsky openly acknowledged his Jewish heritage, and he was briefly
involved in activities of the Jewish renaissance. In 1916, he became a member of the
Jewish Society for the Encouragement of the Arts in Petrograd, contributing to both the
Petrograd Exhibition of Jewish Artists and the Moscow Exhibition of Paintings
and Sculpture by Jewish Artists in 1917-18. Mentioning incidents of pre-Revolution-ary
anti-Semitism in his memoirs, he achnowledged the Soviet regime for recognizing him and
his work. A member of AKhRR from 1924 through 1928, Brodsky painted numerous sympathetic
portraits of Lenin from life and had no difficulty conforming to Bolshevik
dictates.Ambitious in scale, composition, and theme, these portraits were regarded as
landmarks. Their meticulous execution, based on research, sketches from life, and
documentary photographs (a technique labeled "Brodsky-ism" by the artist's
critics) caused Brodsky to be ejected from the AKhRR even though he was highly regarded by
Stalin and members of the arts administration. During the 1930s he contributed to numerous
exhibitions and had several solo shows. In 1932, Brodsky was named Honored Arts Worker of
the RSFSR. He was named Professor (1932-39) and then - his final accolade - Director
(1934-39) of the All-Russian Academy od Arts, Leningrad. In 1933, Brodsky was invited to
join Alexander Gerasimov and Katsman to meet with Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov to discuss
the Socialist Realist method. In 1937, Brodsky won a gold medal at the exposition
Universelle in Paris. In 1949, his apartment was opened as a memorial museum.
(Russian Jewish Artists in a Century of Change 1890 - 1990", edited by
S.T.Goodman, Prestel, Munich-New York, 1996)
GRIGOREV, Sergei Alekseevich
Born in Lugansk (Ukraine) 1910. Studied at Zaporozhe Arts and Crafts School 1923-26;
Moscow VKHUTEMAS 1926-27; Kiev Art Institute 1928-32. Active in Kharkov, Ukraine, 1932-43;
Kiev, Ukraine, thereafter. Began exhibiting 1932? Important shows include "Twenty
Years of the Workers' and Peasatns' Red Army", Moscow, 1938; "INDUSTRY OF
SOCIALISM", Moscow, 1939; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1947;
"All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1949; "All-Union Art Exhibition",
Moscow, 1950; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1951; "All- Union Art
Exhiibition", Moscow, 1955. Known as a leading painter of everyday-life genre
subjects late 1940s-early 1950s. Well-known works include Admission into the Komsomol
(1949; Kiev Museum of Ukrainian Art); The Goalkeeper (1949; Tretyakov Gallery); Discussion
of the Low Mark (1950; Tretyakov Gallery); He's Come Back (1954; Tretyakov
Gallery). Taught at Kharkov Art Institute 1933-34; Kiev Art Institute from 1934; head of
creative studios of USSR Academy of Arts, Kiev, from 1962. Became a Soviet academician
1953/54? Awarded STALIN PRIZES 1950, 1951; awarded the title "People's Artist of the
USSR" 1974. Also a graphic artist. Died 1980s.
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IVANOV, Vasili Filippovich
Born 1928. Active in Moscow. Important shows include "SOVIET RUSSIA", Moscow,
1960.
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KRIKHATZKIJ, Vladimir Gavrilovich
Born in Odessa (Ukraine) on June 8th, 1877. Active in Odessa. Died there on April 18th, 1942.
KUPRIYANOV; Mikhail Vasilevich
Born in Tetyushi, Kazan province (Tataria), 1903. Studied at the Turkestan Regional Art
School, Tashkent, 1920-21; at the Moscow VKhuTeMas/VKhuTeIn 1921-29. Active in Moscow.
Member of RAPKh. Important shows include "ARTISTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER
FIFTEEN YEARS", Moscow, 1933; "All Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1946;
"All Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1952. Specialised in landscapes. Best known
as a member of the Kukryniksy trio of graphic artists from 1924. Became a Soviet
academician 1947. Awarded Stalin Prizes 1942, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951 (all as amember of
the Kukryniksy); awarded two Orders of Lenin. Died in Moscow 1991/92?
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LAKTIONOV, Aleksandr Ivanovich
Born in Rostov-on-Don 1910. Studied at Rostov-on-Don Art School 1926-29; INSTITUTE OF
PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE 1932-38; as a post.grad. 1938-44. Active in Leningrad
until 1940; Zagorsk, Moscow reg. 1944-48; Moscow thereafter. Began exhibiting 1929.
Important shows include "Twenty Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army",
Moscow, 1938; "INDUSTRY OF SOCIALISM", Moscow 1939; "All Union Art
Exhibition", Moscow, 1946; "All Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1947;
"All Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1949; "All Union Art Exhibition",
Moscow, 1952; "All Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1955; "SOVIET
RUSSIA", Moscow, 1960. Well known works include Hero of the Soviet Union N.V.Yudin
visiting KomSoMol Tank Troops (1938; Academy of Arts Museum, St.Petersburg); A
Letter from the Front (1947; Tretyakov Gallery; later versions in various
collections); Into a new Flat (1952; Donetsk Art Museum). Taught at INSTITUTE OF
PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE 1936-44; Moscow Correspondance Teacher-Training
Institute 1967(66?)-70(72?). Became a Soviet academician 1949. Awarded Stalin Prize 1948.
The favourite pupil of I.I.Brodski; arch exponent of the highly-finished post-war style of
socialist realism. Died in Moscow 1972.
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NESTERENKO, Aleksei Konstantinovich
Born 1911. Studied at Kiev Art Institute 1934-40. Specialised in history subjects. Died
1942.
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PARKHET, Petr Panteleimonovich
Born in Odessa (Ukraine) 1907. Studied at Odessa Art Institute 1928-31. Active in
Odessa. Member of ARMU. Important shows include "All-Union Art Exhibition",
Moscow, 1947; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1950. Taught on preparatory
art courses, Odessa, 1931-41. Also a graphic artist.
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PAVLYUK, Nikolai Artemevich
Born in Gaisin, Vinnitsa pr. (Ukraine), 1901. Studied at Odessa Art Institute until
1930. Active in Odessa, Ukraine. Member of ARMU. Taught on preparatory art courses in Kiev
and Odessa 1930-70. Also a monumentalist. Died 1980s.
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SHPOLYANSKI, Grigori Efimovich
Born in Aleksandriya, Kherson pr.(Ukraine), 1899. Studied at Odessa Art College
1936-41. Active in Odessa, Ukraine. Important shows include "All Union Art
Exhibition", Moscow, 1955. Died c. 1980.
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STEHLIK, Karel
Born on May 21st, 1912 in Milevsko, Czechoslovakia. Official painter of the state in former Czechoslovakia. Died in 1987.
TOKAREV, Vyacheslav Vasilevich
Born in Tula pr. 1917. Studied at Ryazan Art College 1934-38; INSTITUTE OF PAINTING;
SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE/REPIN INSTITUTE 1939-48. Active in Odessa, Ukraine. Began
exhibiting 1948. Taught at Odessa Art College 1949-55.
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TROKHIMENKO, Karp Demyanovich
Born in Sushchany, Kiev pr. (Ukraine), 1885. Studied at Kiev Art College 1902-10 (some
interruption of study); I.I.Mashkov's studio-school, Moscow 1906; MOSCOW COLLEGE OF
PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE 1906-07; Imperial ACADEMY OF ARTS 1910-16. Active in
Kiev, Ukraine. Member of AKhChU 1926-29(31?). Important shows include "Twenty Years
of the Workers' and Peasant's Red Army", Moscow, 1938; "All-Union Art
Exhibition", Moscow, 1946; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1947. Taught
at Kiev Art School 1926-33; Kiev Art Institute 1930s-50s. Died c. 1980.
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VLADIMIROV, Ivan Alekseevich
Born in Vilno (Lithuania) 1869. Studied at Vilno Drawing School 1888; at Imperial
ACADEMY OF ARTS 1891-93; in Paris; awarded rank "artist" 1897. Active in
St.Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad. Member of SOCIETY OF RUSSIAN WATERCOLOURISTS;
COMRADESHIP OF ARTISTS (founder member); KUINDZHI SOCIETY 1910s; AKhRR (Leningrad branch)
1923-28. Exhibited with Imperial ACADEMY OF ARTS; ITINERANTS 1916, 1918; AKhRR 1923-29.
Important shows include "Fifteen Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army",
Moscow 1933; "Twenty Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Moscow,
1938. Well-known works include Down with the Eagle! (1917; Museum of the
Revolution, St.Petersburg). Taught at Petrograd/Leningrad Arts and Crafts Tekhnikum from
1922. Painted some of the earliest works inspired by the October 1917 revolution. Died in
Leningrad 1947.
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VLADIMIRSKI, Boris Eremeevich (Ieremeevich)
Born in Kiev (Ukraine) 1878. Studied at signpainting from 1888; at N.I.Murashko's Kiev
Drawing School c. 1898; Kiev Art College 1900/01?-1904; Academy of Arts and A. Azbe's
school, Munich, 1904-08. Active in Muniche; Ekatorinoslav c. 1917; Moscow. Began
exhibiting 1906? Member of AKhRR from 1922. Exhibited with ITINERANTS 1922; AKhRR 1922-29.
Importants shows include "ANTI-IMPERIALIST EXHIBITION", Moscow 1931;
"ARTISTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER FIFTEEN YEARS"; Moscow, 1933;
"Fifteen Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Moscow 1933;
"Twenty Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Moscow, 1938. Taught at
polytechnic institute, Ekaterinoslav, c. 1917. Also a graphic artist. Died in Moscow 1950.
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