Exhibition of Leningrad artists of 1950 (russian: Выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1950 года) became one of the notable event in Art live of Leningrad of the beginning of 1950s. The Exhibition took place in the

State Russian Museum The State Russian Museum (russian: Государственный Русский музей), formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (russian: Русский Музей Императора Александра III), on ...

History and Organization

Exhibition was opened in the end of 1950. Organization and preparation of the annual Exhibition of Leningrad artists engaged specially formed Exhibition Committee which consisted of 23 the authoritative art-experts. It was published a Catalog of the exhibition. Exhibition displayed works of art of leading Leningrad painters, sculptors, and graphics artists.

Contributing Artists

In the largest Department of Painting were exhibited art works of 79 authors. There were

Mikhail Avilov Mikhail Ivanovich Avilov (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Ави́лов) (September 6, 1882, Saint Petersburg – April 14, 1954, Leningrad) was a Russian Empire and Soviet painter and art educator, who lived and worked in Leningr ...

Nathan Altman Nathan Isaiovych Altman ( Ukrainian: , transliterated: ''Natan Isaiovych Altman''; – December 12, 1970) was a Russian, Soviet and Ukrainian artist, Cubist painter, stage designer and book illustrator. Early life He was born in Vinnytsia, i ...

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

Mikhail Bobyshov Mikhail Pavlovich Bobyshov (russian: Михаи́л Па́влович Бобышов) (November 7, 1885 – July 7, 1964) was a Soviet Russian painter and stage decorator, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Honored Art worker of the Rus ...

Olga Bogaevskaya Olga Borisovna Bogaevskaya (russian: О́льга Бори́совна Богае́вская, 25 October 1915, Petrograd, Russian Empire – 30 November 2000, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian Soviet painter and graphic artist, who ...

, Lev Bogomolets,

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 ...

Vladimir Gorb Vladimir Alexandrovich Gorb (russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Го́рб; December 31, 1903 – October 20, 1988) was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, and art teacher. He lived and worked in Leningrad as prof ...

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 ...

, Felix Lembersky, Vladimir Malagys, Evsey Moiseenko,

Andrei Mylnikov Andrei Andreevich Mylnikov (russian: Андре́й Андре́евич Мы́льников) (22 February 1919 in Pokrovsk, Saratov Governorate – 16 May 2012 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art educator, People's ...

Mikhail Natarevich Mikhail Davidovich Natarevich (russian: link=no, Михаи́л Дави́дович Натаре́вич; September 29, 1907 in Vitebsk, Russian Empire – February 23, 1979 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet, Russian painter who lived and work ...

Yuri Neprintsev Yuri Mikhailovich Neprintsev (russian: Ю́рий Миха́йлович Непри́нцев; August 15, 1909 – October 20, 1996) was a Soviet Union, Soviet, later Russians, Russian, painter, graphic artist, art teacher, professor of the Re ...

, Yaroslav Nikolaev, Sergei Osipov,

Genrikh Pavlovsky Genrikh Vasilievich Pavlovsky (russian: Павловский Генрих Васильевич) (October 15, 1907 – December 17, 1973) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art educator, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leni ...

, Varlen Pen, Stepan Privedentsev,

Gleb Savinov Gleb Savinov (russian: Гле́б Алекса́ндрович Сави́нов; September 27, 1915, Natalievka, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire – November 5, 2000, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet, Russian painter and art t ...

, Alexander Samokhvalov,

Joseph Serebriany Jasef Alexandrovich Serebriany (russian: Иосиф Александрович Серебряный) (April 25, 1907, Horodnia, Chernigov Governorate – 1979, Leningrad) was a Soviet Russian painter and stage decorator, who lived and worked ...

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 li ...

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 ...

, Yuri Tulin, Rostislav Vovkushevsky, Vecheslav Zagonek,

Ruben Zakharian Ruben Agasievich Zakharian (russian: Рубе́н Ага́сиевич Захарья́н, 14 July 1901 – 25 May 1992) was a Russian painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, and regarded a ...

, Sergei Zakharov, Elena Zhukova, and others most prominent painters of the Leningrad School. In the Department of Sculptures were exhibited art works of 54 sculptors. Department of graphics presented a creation of 78 artists. In the Department of Theater and Cinema were exhibited art works of 23 artists.

Contributed Artworks

For the Exhibition were selected art works created in years of 1949–1950, also some earlier works. All they were exhibited in the first time. Some of them were subsequently found in the collections of leading Soviet Art museums, as well as domestic and foreign galleries and collectors. In exposition were presented all genres of contemporary painting: portrait, historical and genre scenes, landscape and cityscape, still life. Genre painting was presented of "Herd" by Evsey Moiseenko, ''"On the peaceful fields"'' by

, ''"A Midday"'' by

, "Harvesting" by Sergei Osipov, "Preparation for the wedding" by Stepan Privedentsev, ''"Gas pipeline laying"'' by

, ''"Girlfriends"'' by Alexander Samokhvalov, and some others. Historical painting was presented of ''"Intelligence"'' by

, ''"Young Guard"'', ''"Speech by Lenin at the Finland Station"'' by Nikolai Babasuk, ''"Stalingrad of February 2, 1943"'' by

, ''"For the power of Soviets"'' by Evsey Moiseenko, ''"Lenin and Stalin in Razliv"'' by Yaroslav Nikolaev, ''"A Letter from Lenin"'' by

, ''"Lenin and Stalin are discussing a plan for an armed uprising"'' by

, and some others. Portrait was presented of ''"Brothers Ulyanov"'', ''"A Girl"'' by

, ''"Portrait of artist N. Tolstaya"'' by

, ''"Portrait of Baletin, known serviceman"'', ''"Portrait of Sokolov, advanced worker of Factory named Voskov"'', ''"Portrait of Vlasov, advanced worker and MP"'', ''"Portrait of M. Petrova, advanced worker of Factory named Voskov"'' by Felix Lembersky, ''"Portrait of poet Mikhail Dudin"'' by

, ''"Portrait of

Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...

"'' by Varlen Pen, ''"A Girl"'' by Yuri Tulin, ''"Portrait of Academician M. Khlopin"'' by

, and some others. Landscape, Seascape and Cityscape were presented of ''"Arable land"'' by

, ''"A Surf"'' by Lev Bogomolets, ''"On the Neva River embankment"'' by Rakhil Kogan, ''"

Gurzuf Gurzuf or Hurzuf ( uk, link=no, Гурзуф, russian: Гурзу́ф, crh, Gurzuf, gr, link=no, Γορζουβίται) is a resort-town (urban-type settlement) in Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized b ...

"'' by Evsey Moiseenko, ''"Harvesting"'' by

, ''"Palace Square"'' by Vasily Vikulov, ''"Mountain landscape. Tianshan"'' by Rostislav Vovkushevsky, ''"A Road"'' by Vecheslav Zagonek, ''"Shelon River"'' by Sergei Zakharov, ''"In the Field"'', ''"A Sea"'' by Elena Zhukova, and some others. Still life paintings were presented of ''"Phloxes"'' by Nina Ivanova, ''"Still life"'' by Yaroslav Nikolaev, ''"Still life"'' by Anastasiya Ukhanova, and some others.

Acknowledgment

Exhibition was widely covered in press and in literature on Soviet fine art.''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.''- Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.388.

References

Sources

* ''Выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1950 года. Каталог''. М.-Л., Искусство, 1951. * ''Выставки советского изобразительного искусства. Справочник. Т.4. 1948–1953 годы.'' М., Советский художник, 1976. * ''Справочник членов Ленинградской организации Союза художников РСФСР.'' Л., Художник РСФСР, 1980. * ''Художники народов СССР. Биографический словарь. Т.1-4.'' М., Искусство, 1970–1995. * ''Справочник членов Союза художников СССР. Том 1,2''. М., Советский художник, 1979. * ''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.388. , * ''Юбилейный Справочник выпускников Санкт-Петербургского академического института живописи, скульптуры и архитектуры имени И. Е. Репина Российской Академии художеств. 1915–2005''. Санкт-Петербург, «Первоцвет», 2007.

External links

''List of Artists - Exhibitors (Exhibition of Leningrad artists of 1950)''
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