Ivan Grigorievich Savenko (russian: Ива́н Григо́рьевич Саве́нко; January 17, 1924,
Varvarovka,
Chernigov Province,
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
, USSR – 1987,
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, USSR) was a
Soviet
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painter,
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
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, lived and worked in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, regarded as one of representatives of the
Leningrad school of painting
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, most famous for his landscape paintings.
Biography
Ivan Savenko was born January 17, 1924, in
Varvarovka village,
Chernigov Province,
Ukraine
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, USSR. He was a veteran of World War II, was wounded and lost his right hand, he had many military orders.
In 1950, Savenko graduated from Kiev Art Institute in Grigory Svetlitsky personal art studio.
In 1950–1954, Savenko studied as post-graduate student in
Ilya Repin Institute in
Aleksandr Gerasimov art studio. Master of Art-criticism (1954).
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...
(1975).
Since 1950, Savenko has participated in art exhibitions. He painted landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, sketches from the life. Personal exhibition in Moscow (1990).
Savenko was a member of
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 ...
since 1952.
[''Directory of members of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation.'' - Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987. - p. 114.]
Savenko died on December 17, 1987, in Leningrad. His paintings reside in
State Russian Museum
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,
State Tretyakov Gallery
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, in art museums and private collections in Russia, France, Ukraine, Germany, Japan, Italy, England, and throughout the world.
References
Bibliography
* ''Directory of members of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation.'' - Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987. - p. 114.
* ''Saint-Pétersbourg - Pont-Audemer. Dessins, Gravures, Sculptures et Tableaux du XX siècle du fonds de L' Union des Artistes de Saint-Pétersbourg''. - Pont-Audemer: 1994. - p. 92.
* ''Matthew C. Bown. Dictionary of 20th Century Russian and Soviet Painters 1900-1980s''. - London: Izomar, 1998. , .
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1924 births
1987 deaths
People from Chernihiv Oblast
Soviet painters
Socialist realist artists
Leningrad School artists
Members of the Leningrad Union of Artists
Repin Institute of Arts alumni
Soviet military personnel of World War II
Recipients of the Order of Glory
Honored Artists of the Russian Federation