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Artist Vasily Baksheev (1862 – 1958)

Moscow courtyard

Vasily Baksheev, Moscow courtyard

Vasily Baksheev is an excellent master of writing in the open air, his palette is light and airy, the master’s brush captured the finest, unique shades and transitions of tones. The painting of Vasily Baksheev is inherent in a quality that is very dear to a person brought up in the spirit of Russian culture, this quality is sincerity, sincerity.

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Fedorovsky Fedor Fedorovich

Prince Igor. Prologue. Sketch of the scenery. 1944

Fedorovsky Fedor Fedorovich. Prince Igor. Prologue. Sketch of the scenery. 1944

Fedorovsky Fedor Fedorovich – Soviet artist-painter and graphic artist
The author of the text is Valery Rublev. May 15, 2020.
Fedor Fedorovich Fedorovsky (1883-1955) – Soviet artist-painter and graphic artist. Fedorovsky was known primarily as a theater artist.

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Anatoly Galaktionovich Petritsky Ukrainian and Soviet painter

Anatoly Galaktionovich Petritsky is a master of the Ukrainian avant-garde.

Anatoly Galaktionovich Petritsky is a master of the Ukrainian avant-garde.

Anatoly Galaktionovich Petritsky (1895-1964) Russian, Ukrainian and Soviet painter, graphic artist, theater artist and teacher. Graduated from the Kiev Art School (1918). Studied at the Moscow VKHUTEMAS (1922-1924) with the avant-garde artists A.D. Drevin and N.A. Udaltsova. As a theater artist (since 1914) he was influenced by stylistic tendencies and constructivism. Author of easel paintings, including a series of portraits of Ukrainian writers, as well as posters and illustrations. Twice laureate of the Stalin Prize of the USSR in 1949 and 1951, People’s Artist of the USSR (1944). Academician of the USSR Academy of Arts (1947).

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Boris Prorokov Soviet graphic artist

Boris Prorokov

Boris Prorokov

Soviet graphic artist; cartoonist, satire master, poster artist, sculptor. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1954). Laureate of the Lenin Prize (1961) and two Stalin Prizes of the third degree (1950, 1952). Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1955). People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1963). People’s Artist of the USSR (1971).

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Kutateladze Apollon Karamanovich (1900-1972)

G.K. Ordzhonikidze and S.M. Kirov in the North Caucasus. Color etching, aquantita. 1938

G.K. Ordzhonikidze and S.M. Kirov in the North Caucasus. Color etching, aquantita. 1938. Kutateladze Apollon Karamanovich

Biography

Soviet artist-painter, graphic artist. Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR. People’s Artist of the Georgian SSR. People’s Artist of the USSR. Honored Art Worker of Abkhazia, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR.

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Dulevo porcelain factory

Dulevo porcelain factory. Antique figurine of the 50s, Dulevo

Antique figurine of the 50s, Dulevo

Dulevo porcelain factory – porcelain with Russian flavor

They say and write different things about Dulevo porcelain factory. That he could never surpass the aristocratic sophistication of the Danish Royal Copenhagen. It will not become as popular as Royal Worcester. It is unlikely that sets from Dulevo will ever get to the first positions of auctions and thousands of collectors will fight for them. But not all predictions need to be trusted.

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