Piotr Konstantinovich Vasiliev (russian: Пё́тр Константи́нович Васи́льев; January 26, 1909 – June 9, 1989) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of 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 " Len ...

and regarded as one of representatives of the

Leningrad school of painting The Leningrad School of Painting (russian: Ленинградская школа живописи) is a phenomenon that refers to a large group of painters who developed in Leningrad around the reformed Academy of Arts in 1930–1950 and was uni ...

Biography

Piotr Konstantinovich Vasiliev was born January 26, 1909, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire in the working-class family. In 1930, Piotr Vasiliev entered at the first course of Department of Painting at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he studied of noted educators Mikhail Bernshtein,

Alexander Lubimov Alexander Mikhailovich Lyubimov (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Люби́мов, ; February 25, 1879, a village of Paltsevo, Kursk Province, Russian Empire – 1955, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian Soviet reali ...

, Vladimir Serov,

Arcady Rylov Arkady Alexandrovich Rylov (russian: Арка́дий Алекса́ндрович Рыло́в; – 22 June 1939) was a Russian and Soviet Symbolist painter. Biography Rylov was born in the village of Istobensk, in the Vyatka Governorate ...

. In 1938 Piotr Vasiliev graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in

Isaak Brodsky Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (russian: Исаак Израилевич Бродский; uk, Іса́к Ізраїльович Бро́дський, – 14 August 1939) was a Soviet painter whose work provided a blueprint for the art movem ...

studio, together with Alexander Laktionov,

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

, and other young artists. His graduated work was historical painting named "Farewell member of the Komsomol at the front. 1919.", dedicated to the events of the Civil War in Russia in 1918-1921. After graduation, Piotr Vasiliev was sent to work for an art teacher in

Chuvashia Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Ch ...

. After returning to Leningrad in the years 1939-1941 he taught painting in the

Tavricheskaya Art School Tavricheskaya Art School (russian: Таври́ческое худо́жественно-педагоги́ческое учи́лище) is a secondary art school in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad). From 1919 to 1961, it was located in a building at ...

. In June 1941, Piotr Vasiliev was drafted into the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian language, Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist R ...

and took part in the

Great Patriotic War The Eastern Front of World War II was a Theater (warfare), theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Polish Armed Forces in the East, Poland and other Allies of World War II, Allies, which encom ...

of the Soviet people against Nazi Germany and its allies. He fought on the

Leningrad Front The Leningrad Front (russian: Ленинградский фронт) was formed during the 1941 German approach on Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) by dividing the Northern Front into the Leningrad Front and Karelian Front on August 27, 1941. ...

Karelian Front The Karelian Front russian: Карельский фронт) was a front (a formation of Army Group size) of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, and operated in Karelia. Wartime The Karelian Front was created in August 1941 when ...

, and

3rd Ukrainian Front The 3rd Ukrainian Front ( Russian: Третий Украинский фронт) was a Front of the Red Army during World War II. It was founded on 20 October 1943, on the basis of a Stavka order of October 16, 1943, by renaming the Southweste ...

. He was wounded and marked by military awards. In 1944-1945, Piotr Vasiliev took part in the liberation of the Nazi occupation of Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. Piotr Vasiliev has participated in art exhibitions since 1938. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre and historical paintings. In 1946 Piotr Vasiliev was admitted to the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists (since 1992 known as the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists). His picturesque style is typical for students of Isaac Brodsky, and based on the constructive role of drawing, on classically constructed composition and delicate tonal relations, on transfer of lighting and shadow contrasts. The artist used mainly broad painting and a rich palette of colors. Piotr Konstantinovich Vasiliev died on June 9, 1989, in Leningrad at the eighty-first year of life. His paintings reside in art museums and private collections in Russia, England, in the U.S., Japan, France,''Peinture Russe. Catalogue.'' - Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 26 Avril, 1991. - p.7,25. and others.

Honours and awards

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" The Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Ленинграда») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Sovie ...

* Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" * Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" * Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"

References

Sources

* ''Artists of the peoples of the USSR. Biography Dictionary. Volume 2''. - Moscow: Iskusstvo Edition, 1972. - p. 190. * ''Peinture Russe. Catalogue.'' - Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 26 Avril, 1991. - p. 7,25. * ''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' - Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 15, 18, 28, 29, 78, 79, 358, 384, 390, 394, 396, 402, 404, 405, 411, 414, 416, 421, 422. , . * ''Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915 - 2005''. - Saint Petersburg: Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007. p. 62. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasiliev, Piotr 1909 births 1989 deaths Painters from Saint Petersburg People from Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd 20th-century Russian painters Russian male painters Soviet painters Socialist realism Socialist realist artists Soviet military personnel of World War II Leningrad School artists Repin Institute of Arts alumni Members of the Leningrad Union of Artists 20th-century Russian male artists

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