The year 1953 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of

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and

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n Fine Arts.

Events

* The Spring exhibition of works by leningrad artists of 1953 opened in the

Leningrad Union of Artists Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Le ...

. The participants were Nikolai Babasuk,

Vsevolod Bazhenov Vsevolod Andreevich Bazhenov (russian: Все́волод Андре́евич Баже́нов; February 18, 1909 – August 2, 1986) was a Soviet Union, Soviet, Russians, Russian painter who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the ...

Leonid Baykov Baykov Leonid Petrovich (russian: Байков, Леонид Петрович, July 28, 1919, Vyshny Volochyok, RSFSR — July 28, 1994, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian and Soviet painter, a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists, who ...

, Konstantin Belokurov, Dmitry Beliayev, Vasily Vikulov, Nikolai Volodimirov, Lev Volshtein, Ekaterina Efimova,

Elena Kostenko Elena Mikhailovna Kostenko (russian: Еле́на Миха́йловна Косте́нко; 9 August 1926 – 26 September 2019) was a Soviet Russian painter, living and working in Saint Petersburg, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Arti ...

Nikolai Kostrov Nikolai Ivanovich Kostrov (russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Костро́в; May 19, 1901 – April 11, 1995) was a Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of t ...

Anna Kostrova Anna Alexandrovna Kostrova (russian: А́нна Алекса́ндровна Костро́ва; November 22, 1909 – July 7, 1994) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator, who lived and worked in Leningrad ...

, Alexandra Levushina, Vera Lubimova, Pen Varlen, Ivan Penteshin, Yuri Podlasky, Mikhail Poniatov, Igor Razdrogin,

Ivan Savenko Ivan Grigorievich Savenko (russian: Ива́н Григо́рьевич Саве́нко; January 17, 1924, Varvarovka, Chernigov Province, Ukrainian SSR, USSR – 1987, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet painter, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, liv ...

, Yuri Skorikov,

Elena Skuin Elena Petrovna Skuin (russian: Еле́на Петро́вна Скуи́нь, lv, Jeļena Skujiņa; April 2, 1908, Ekaterinodar, Russian Empire – 1986, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet, Russian–Latvian painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, a ...

, Elena Tabakova,

Victor Teterin Victor Kuzmich Teterin (russian: Ви́ктор Кузьми́ч Тете́рин; October 25, 1922 in Bakharevo, Tver Province, Soviet Russia – October 1, 1991 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian painter, watercolorist, and art teacher, who l ...

Nikolai Timkov Nikolai Efimovich Timkov (russian: Тимко́в Никола́й Ефи́мович; August 12, 1912 – December 25, 1993) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, and a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artis ...

Mikhail Tkachev Mikhail Evdokimovich Tkachev (russian: Михаи́л Евдоки́мович Ткачё́в; November 10, 1912 – December 10, 2008) was a Soviet, Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, r ...

Boris Fogel Boris Alexandrovich Fogel (russian: Борис Александрович Фогель) (January 18, 1872 in Buynaksk, Russian Empire – 1961 in Leningrad) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art educator who lived and worked in Leningrad, a mem ...

Rudolf Frentz Rudolf Rudolfovich Frentz (russian: Рудо́льф Рудо́льфович Фре́нц; 23 July 1888 – 27 December 1956) was a Soviet and Russian painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, illustrator and art teacher who lived and worked in ...

, and other important Leningrad artists. * An artist

Victor Oreshnikov Victor Mikhailovich Oreshnikov (russian: Виктор Михайлович Орешников) (January 7 ( O.S. January 20), 1904, Perm – March 15, 1987, Leningrad) was a Soviet Russian painter, People's Artist of the USSR, active member ...

is appointed the rector of the

Repin Institute of Arts Repin (russian: Ре́пин; masculine) or Repina (; feminine) is a Russian last name. It is derived from the sobriquet ''"репа"'' ("turnip") and may refer to the following people: *Ilya Repin (1844–1930), Ukrainian and Russian painter * Niko ...

. Headed an institute up to 1979 year. * October 17 — Second All-Union Exhibition of graduates of the Art Institute of 1953 opened in Moscow. Featured the works of Oleg Betekhtin,

Nikolai Galakhov Nikolai Nikolaevich Galakhov (russian: link=, Никола́й Никола́евич Гала́хов; May 29, 1928 in Kazan, USSR) is a Russian artist. He is an ''Honored Artist of the Russian Federation'', a member of the ''Saint Petersburg ...

, Boris Kotik,

Valeria Larina Valeria Borisovna Larina (russian: Вале́рия Бори́совна Ла́рина; April 10, 1926 – February 25, 2008) was a Russian Soviet realist painter and graphic artist who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) ...

Nikolai Lomakin General Nikolai Pavlovich Lomakin (russian: Николай Павлович Ломакин; 1830–1902) was a 19th-century Russian military commander. He was born in Baku in 1830. He joined the Polotsk Cadet Corps and commenced service with the 1 ...

, Solomon Epshtein, Vladimir Seleznev, and others. * Exhibition of works by famous Russian artist and teacher

Dmitry Kardovsky Dmitry Nicolajevich Kardovsky (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Кардовский; 5 September 1866 – 9 February 1943) was a Russian artist, illustrator and stage designer. Biography He was born near Pereslavl-Zalessky in the ...

(1866–1943) opened in Museum of the Academy of Arts in Leningrad.''Дмитрий Николаевич Кардовский. Выставка произведений. Каталог.'' М., Советский художник, 1953.

Deaths

* May 31 —

Vladimir Tatlin Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin ( – 31 May 1953) was a Russian and Soviet painter, architect and stage-designer. Tatlin achieved fame as the architect who designed The Monument to the Third International, more commonly known as Tatlin's Tower, whi ...

(russian: Татлин Владимир Евграфович), Russian soviet artists (born 1885). * June 25 —

Alexander Osmerkin Alexander Alexandrovich Osmerkin (; - June 25, 1953) was a Russian painter, graphic artist, stage designer, and art teacher. He was a member of the Knave of Diamonds avant-garde group, AKhRR, and ''Society of Moscow Artists'' (OMKh) groups. Si ...

(russian: Осмёркин Александр Александрович), Russian soviet painter (born 1892). * July 4 — Piotr Kotov (russian: Котов Пётр Иванович), Russian soviet painter, Honored art worker of Russian Federation (born 1889). * October 6 —

Vera Mukhina Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina (russian: Ве́ра Игна́тьевна Му́хина; lv, Vera Muhina; french: Vera Moukhina; – 6 October 1953) was a prominent Soviet sculptor and painter. She was nicknamed "the queen of Soviet sculpture". B ...

, (russian: Мухина Вера Игнатьевна), Russian soviet sculptor,

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

winner, author of monument

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman ''Worker and Kolkhoz Woman'' () is a sculpture of two figures with a sickle and a hammer raised over their heads. The concept and compositional design belong to the architect Boris Iofan It is 24.5 metres (78 feet) high, made from stai ...

(born 1889). File:Tatlin_VE.jpg,

Gallery of 1953

References

Sources

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Gallery of 1953

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