''"Portrait of Contemporary"'' The Fifth Exhibition of Leningrad artists of 1976 (russian: Портрет современника. Пятая выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1976 года) became one of the notable event in Art of the USSR of 1976. The Exhibition took place in the State Russian Museum. Exhibition continued a series of art exhibitions of the 1970s, dedicated to image of our contemporary and opened in 1971.

History and organization

Exhibition was opened in spring of 1976. Organization and preparation of Exhibition engaged specially formed Exhibition Committee which consisted of 26 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 128 authors. There were Taisia Afonina, Nikolai Baskakov,

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 ...

Tatiana Gorb Tatiana Vladimirovna Gorb (russian: Татья́на Влади́мировна Го́рб; April 27, 1935 – 2013) is a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, art teacher, and illustrator, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (formerly Len ...

, Alexei Eriomin, Mikhail Kaneev, Boris Korneev,

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 ...

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 ...

Engels Kozlov Engels Vasilievich Kozlov (russian: Э́нгельс Васи́льевич Козло́в; March 24, 1926, – November 20, 2007) was a Soviet Russian painter, People's Artist of Russia, lived and worked in Leningrad – Saint Petersburg, r ...

, Marina Kozlovskaya,

Mikhail Kozell Mikhail Georgievich Kozell (russian: Михаи́л Гео́ргиевич Ко́зелл; October 20, 1911 – July 26, 1993) was a Soviet Russian painter and Art teacher, who lived and worked in Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg), and who ...

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) ...

, Boris Lavrenko,

Oleg Lomakin Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin (russian: Оле́г Леони́дович Лома́кин; August 29, 1924, Krasny Kholm, Tver Province, USSR – March 25, 2010, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, Honored ...

Dmitry Maevsky Dmitry Ivanovich Maevsky (russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Мае́вский; 17 May 1917, Petrograd, Russian Empire – 23 July 1992, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member o ...

Yuri Mezhirov Yuri Alexandrovich Mezhirov (russian: Юрий Александрович Межиров; February 7, 1933 in Leningrad, USSR – June 13, 2012 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist and art teacher, People arti ...

, Mikhail Natarevich,

Vera Nazina Vera Ivanovna Nazina (russian: Ве́ра Ива́новна На́зина; born 26 April 1931 in Leningrad, USSR) - Soviet Russian painter, Graphic artist, living and working in Saint Petersburg, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artis ...

Samuil Nevelshtein Samuil Grigorievich Nevelshtein (russian: Самуи́л Григо́рьевич Невельште́йн; March 22, 1903, Herson, Russian Empire – November 16, 1983, Leningrad, USSR) - Soviet, Russian painter, watercolorist, graphic artis ...

Lev Orekhov Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov (russian: Ле́в Никола́евич Оре́хов; November 8, 1913, city of Tula, Moscow Region of the Russian Empire – November 6, 1992, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian Soviet painter, who lived and ...

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 ...

, Vladimir Ovchinnikov,

Pen Varlen Pen Varlen (russian: Пен Варлен; ; September 29, 1916, Russian Empire; May 26, 1990, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian — Korean painter and graphic artist, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, lived and worked in Leningrad, ...

Semion Rotnitsky Semion Aronovich Rotnitsky (russian: Семён Аронович Ротницкий; December 28, 1915 — 2004) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Art worker of Tatar Republic, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 ...

Vladimir Seleznev Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev (russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Селезне́в; August 3, 1928, in Leningrad, USSR – 1991 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian realist painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, member of the L ...

Arseny Semionov Arseny Nikiforovich Semionov (russian: link=no, Арсе́ний Ники́форович Семе́нов; January 23, 1911 – September 13, 1992) was a Soviet painter and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad U ...

, Alexander Semionov,

Boris Shamanov Boris Ivanovich Shamanov (russian: Бори́с Ива́нович Шама́нов; September 15, 1931 – March 1, 2008) was a Soviet Russian realist painter, graphic artist, and art teacher, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, who ...

Alexander Stolbov Alexander Sergeevich Stolbov (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Столбо́в; born 5 June 1929) is a Soviet Russian painter and art teacher, living and working in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He is a member of the Sa ...

Alexander Tatarenko Alexander Alexandrovich Tatarenko (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Тата́ренко; October 5, 1925 – December 1, 1999) was a Russian painter, restorer, art teacher, and member of the Saint Petersburg ...

Yuri Tulin Yuri Nilovich Tulin (russian: Ю́рий Ни́лович Ту́лин; August 14, 1921 in Maksatikha village, Tver Province, Soviet Russia – April 27, 1988 in Leningrad, USSR) -was a Soviet Russian painter and Honored Artist of the Russian F ...

Vitaly Tulenev Vitaly Ivanovich Tulenev (russian: Вита́лий Ива́нович Тюле́нев; February 28, 1937 in Leningrad, USSR – August 25, 1997 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, art te ...

Alexander Shmidt Alexander Vladimirovich Shmidt (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Шми́дт; August 15, 1911 – May 5, 1987) was a Russian-Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and Art teacher who lived and worked in Leni ...

Igor Veselkin Igor Petrovich Veselkin (russian: И́горь Петро́вич Весё́лкин; 8 March 1915 – 1997) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, scenographer, stage designer, and art teacher, professor of the Repin Institu ...

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 ...

Maria Zubreeva Maria Abramovna (Avraamovna) Zubreeva (russian: Мари́я Абра́мовна Зубре́ева; August 21, 1900, village Korukovka, the Chernigov Governorate, Ukraine, Russian Empire – October 8, 1991, Saint Petersburg, USSR) was a Sovie ...

, and others most prominent painters of the Leningrad School. In the Department of Sculptures were exhibited art works of 106 sculptors. Department of graphics presented a creation of 81 artists.

Contributed artworks

For the Exhibition were selected art works created in 1975-1976, 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. Portrait of workers of Science and Culture was presented of ''"Portrait entomologist S. Keleynikova"'' by Taisia Afonina, ''"Portrait of actress Olga Volkova"'' by Dmitry Belyaev, ''"Architect A. Vasiliev"'' by

, ''"Portrait of Academician V. Sochava"'' by

, ''"Self-Portrait"'' by Marina Kozlovskaya, ''"Portrait of Art Critic Miamlyn"'' by Boris Lavrenko, ''"Portrait od sculptor Kerzin"'' by

, ''"Portrait of sculptor Stamov"'' by

, ''"Artist

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 ...

"'' by Vladimir Tokarev, and some others. Portrait of a working man was presented of ''"Kolkhoz watchman Mitrich"'' by Nikolai Baskakov, ''"Master Timofey Gerasymovich from Zaonezhje"'', ''"Tractor driver Baykov with her son Alexei"'' by Alexei Eriomin, ''"A. Chuev, turner of Baltiysky Shipyard"'' by Alexandra Ivanova, and some others. Female and Child portrait was presented of ''"Girl on a pink background"'', ''"Portrait of cosmetologist A. Sakeranskaya"'' by Boris Korneev, ''"Portrait of Lena Molteninova"'' by

, ''"Portrait of Sportswoman"'' by

, ''"Portrait of Tania Sherbakova"'' by

, ''"Portrait of Mother"'' by

, and some others.

Acknowledgment

Exhibition was widely covered in press and in literature on Soviet fine art.''Время перемен. Искусство 1960—1985 в Советском Союзе.'' СПб., Государственный Русский музей, 2006. C.380.

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Acknowledgment

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