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Sakson Vladimir Stanislavovich
(1927 - 1988)

Was born 17 May 1927 in Leningrad.
In 1954 Vladimir Sakson graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Mikhail Bobishov workshop.
Pupil of Alexander Debler, Yuri Neprintsev, Mikhail Platunov, Alexander Segal.

Since 1957 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1960.
Painted a portraits, landscapes, decorative compositions, worked as a thearte artist and in Art illustration.
Personal Exhibition in St. Petersburg (2007).

Paintings by Vladimir SAKSON are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Japan, Germane, France, Italy, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Fine Arts of the Leningrad. Exhibition catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1976
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Samokhvalov Alexander Nikolaievich
(1894 - 1971)

Was born 21 August 1894 in Bezhetsk, Tver Region.
In 1923 Alexander Samokhvalov graduated from VkhuTeMas (since 1944 known as Ilya Repin Institute) in Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin workshop.
Studied of Vasily Beliaev, Gugo Zaleman, Vasily Shukhaev.

Since 1914 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of 'Krug' (1926-1929) and 'October' (1930-1932) Artists Associations.
A Member of LCRAU since 1932.
Painted a portraits, genre and historical pictures.
Worked in monumental and easel painting, black-and- white art,
sculpture, decorative and applied art, in Art illustration of fiction and poetry.
The leading theme of his creation was image of the Youth of Soviet.
Winner of Gran-Prix and Gold Medals at the International Art Fair in Paris, France (1925, 1937).
Honoured Art Worker of Russian Federation (1967).
Personal Exhibitions in Leningrad (1963), St. Petersburg (1994) and Tver (1994).
Paintings by Alexander SAMOKHVALOV are in State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, in the lot of Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Italy, France, England, USA, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Barshova I., Sazonova K. Alexander Samokhvalov. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1963.
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Savenko Ivan Grigorievich
(1924 -1987)

Was born 17 January 1924 in Varvarovka village, Chernigov Province, Ukraine.
In 1950 Ivan Savenko graduated from Kiev Art Institute in Grigory Svetlitsky workshop.
In 1950-1954 studied as post-graduate student in Ilya Repin Institute in Alexander Gerasimov workshop.

Since 1950 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1952.
Master of Art-criticism (1954).
Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (1975).
Painted landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, subject pictures.
Personal Exhibition in Moscow (1990).

Paintings by Ivan SAVENKO are in State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Japan, England, France, USA, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ivan Grigorievich Savenko. Painting. Drawing. Exhibition Catalogue. Moscow: Soviet Artist, 1990
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Savinov Gleb Alexandrovich
(1915 - 2000)

Was born 27 September 1915 in Natalievka village, Kharkov Province, Ukraine.
In 1940 Gleb Savinov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Alexander Osmerkin workshop.
Pupil of Pavel Naumov, Mikhail Bernshtein, Nikolai Radlov, Genrikh Pavlovsky.

Since 1940 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1944.
Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (1973).
Painted portraits, historical and genre pictures, landscapes, genre scenes, still-lifes, interiors.
Worked as Art Teacher in Ilya Repin Institute (1945-1947) and Vera Mukhina Institute (1949-1979). Professor of Painting (1969) in Vera Mukhina Institute.
Personal Exhibitions in Leningrad (1991) and St. Petersburg (2005).
Paintings by Gleb SAVINOV are in State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Italy, Japan, England, France, USA, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

N. Leonova. Gleb Alexandrovich Savinov. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1988
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Seleznev Vladimir Ivanovich
(1928 - 1991)

Was born 3 Augest 1928 in Leningrad.
In 1953 Vladimir Seleznev graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Rudolf Frentz workshop.
Pupil of Mikhail Platunov, Ivan Stepashkin, Piotr Belousov, Yuri Neprintsev.

Since 1951 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1953.
Painted portraits, landscapes, historical and subject pictures,genre scenes.
Paintings by Vladimir SELEZNEV are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, England, USA, France, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Leningrad Artists Works of Art Exhibition of 1951. Catalogue. Leningrad: Lenizdat, 1951
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Semionov Alexander Mikhailovich
(1922 - 1984)

Was born 18 February 1922 in Torzhok.
In 1940 Alexander Semionov graduated from Tavricheskaya Street Art School in Leningrad.
Studied of A. Gromov, S. Bootler, V. Oreshnikov, V. Levitsky, M. Aslamazian.

Since 1954 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1957.
Painted cityscapes, landscapes, genre scenes, views of ancient Russian towns.
Personal Exhibition in Leningrad (1987).
Paintings by Alexander SEMIONOV are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Japan, France, USA, England, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Fine Arts of the Leningrad. Exhibition catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1976
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Semionov Arseny Nikiforovich
(1911 - 1992)

Was born 23 January 1911 in Maksimovo village, Vitebsk Region.
In 1937 Arseny Semionov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute, pupil of Dmitry Kardovsky.
Since 1939 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1947.
Painted a cityscapes, portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, still-lifes, subject pictures.
Worked as Art Teacher in Penza Secondary Art School (1937-1939), Moscow Secondary Art School (1944-1947),Vera Mukhina Institute (1947-1989).
Personal Exhibitions in Leningrad (1966) and St. Petersburg (2006).

Paintings by Arseny SEMIONOV are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, France, Germane, Italy, USA, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arseny Semionov. Painting. Drawing. St. Petersburg: NP-Print, 2006
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Shablikin Yuri Mikhailovich

Was born 31 October 1932 in Leningrad.
In 1955 Yuri Shablikin graduated from Vera Mukhina Institute in Alexander Kazantsev workshop.
Pupil of Vasily Ushakov, Gleb Savinov, Ivan Stepashkin, Lija Ostrova.

Since 1956 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1960.
Paint landscapes, still-lifes, portraits, genre scenes, work in monumental painting and as restorer of painting.
Personal Exhibitions in Leningrad (1976), Niandoma (Arkhangelsk Province, 1986).
Paintings by Yuri SHABLIKIN are in State Russian Museum, in Art Museums and private collections in the Russia, France, England, USA, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Leningrad Artists Works of Art Autumn Exhibition. 1958. Catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1959.
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Shamanov Boris Ivanovich
(1931 - 2008)

Was born 15 September 1931 in Leningrad.
In 1956 Boris Shamanov graduated from Vera Mukhina Institute in Alexander Kazantsev workshop.
Pupil of Piotr Buchkin, Alexei Sokolov, Sergei Petrov, Kirill Iogansen.

Since 1957 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1960.
Painted portraits, still-lifes, genre scenes, landscapes.
Worked as Art Teacher in Vera Mukhina Institute (1960-2008). Professor of painting in Vera Mukhina Institute (1988).

Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (1984). Peoples' Artist of Russian Federation (1995).

Personal Exhibitions in Leningrad (1986).
Paintings by Boris SHAMANOV are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, France, England, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Boris Ivanovich Shamanov. Works of Art Exhibition. Catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1986
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Shmidt Alexander Vladimirovich
(1911 - 1987)

Was born 15 August 1911 in Rechitsa, Belorussia.
In 1933 Alexander Shmidt graduated from Ilya Repin Institute.
Pupil of Alexander Savinov, Vasily Savinsky, Arcady Rilov, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.

Since 1941 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1955.
Painted cityscapes, portraits, landscapes, still-lifes, subject pictures.
Worked as Art Teacher in Vera Mukhina Institute (1947-1949). A Founder and Head of Wiborgsky Palace of Culture Art Studio (1949-1971).

Personal Exhibitions in Leningrad (1962, 1973, 1983, 1989).
Paintings by Alexander SHMIDT are in State Russian Museum, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, France, Germane, Japan, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Alexander Shmidt. Works of Art Exhibition. Catalogue. Leningrad: 1989
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Shteinmiller Nadezhda Pavlovna
(1915 - 1991)

Was born 16 February 1915 in Petrograd.
In 1946 Nadezhda Shteinmiller graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Mikhail Bobishov workshop.
Pupil of Boris Fogel, Mikhail Bernshtein, Alexander Zaytsev, Igor Grabar.

Since 1947 she has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1946.
Painted a portraits, cityscapes, still-lifes, landscapes, subject pictures, sketchs of the thearte costums and set-scenes.
Paintings by Nadezhda SHTEINMILLER are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Germane, USA, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

All-Union Art Show. Catalogue. Moscow: Ministry of Culture of the USSR, 1957
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Skuin Elena Petrovna
(1908 - 1986)

Was born 2 April 1908 in Ekaterinodar.
In 1939 Elena Skuin graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Alexander Osmerkin workshop.
Pupil of Semion Abugov, Genrikh Pavlovsky, Dmitry Mitrokhin, Rudolf Frentz.

Since 1939 she has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1939.
Painted still-lifes, genre scenes, landscapes, portraits, subject pictures.
Personal Exhibition in Leningrad (1978) and St. Petersburg (2005).
Paintings by Elena SKUIN are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Italy, France, England, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Fine Arts of the Leningrad. Exhibition catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1976.
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Smirnova Galina Alexandrovna

Was born 17 February 1929 in Soligalich, Kostroma Province.
In 1955 Galina Smirnova graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Yuri Neprintsev workshop.
Pupil of Ivan Stepashkin, Mikhail Avilov, Vladislav Anisovich.

Since 1955 she has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1960.
Painted portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, subject pictures, still-lifes.
Paintings by Galina SMIRNOVA are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, France, England, and throughout the world.



BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Leningrad Artists's Works of Art Exhibition of 1960.  Catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1962
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Sokolov Alexander Ivanovich
(1918 - 1973)

Was born 1 December 1918 in Aleshki village, Voronezh Province.
In 1950 Alexander Sokolov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Viktor Oreshnikov workshop.
Pupil of Veniamin Belkin, Mikhail Bernshtein, Pavel Naumov, Andrey Milnikov.

Since 1950 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1950.
Master of Art-criticism (1954). Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (1970).
Painted a portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, subject pictures.
Paintings by Alexander SOKOLOV are in State Russian Museum, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, England, France, USA, and throughout the world.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Fine Arts of the Leningrad. Exhibition catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1976
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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Stolbov Alexander Sergeevich

Was born 5 June 1929 in Vatka.
In 1958 Alexander Stolbov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Josef Serebrany workshop.
Pupil of Vasily Sokolov, Valery Pimenov, Vitaly Valtsev, Boris Lavrenko, Boris Kharchenko.

Since 1959 he has participated in Art Exhibitions.
A Member of LCRAU since 1961.
Paint portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, subject pictures.
Worked as Art Teacher in Vera Mukhina Institute (since 1966).

Personal Exhibitions in Leningrad (1982), Pskov (1988).
Paintings by Alexander STOLBOV are in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, France, England, and throughout the world.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Leningrad Artists's Works of Art Exhibition. Painting. Catalogue. Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1980
Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. St. - Petersburg: NP-Print, 2007
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