Iosif Bokshai Outstanding Soviet Ukrainian painter and teacher.

Iosif Bokshai, Self-portrait. 1940s
Biography of Iosif Bokshai
Born in 1891 in the village of Yasnaya Polyana, Rakhiv district, Transcarpathian region. His grandfather, father and brother were Greek Catholic priests. In the family, everyone was fond of art (music and painting).

Uzhgorod castle 1947
Iosif Bokshai received his secondary education at the Mukachevo gymnasium, where drawing was taught by Tibor Kalmar. During 1910-1914 he studied at the pedagogical department of the Budapest Academy of Arts. The famous Hungarian painter Imre Reves was the teacher of special disciplines under Joseph Bokshay. After graduating from the academy, on the first day of the war, on August 1, 1914, Joseph Bokshay was mobilized as an ordinary soldier of the Austro-Hungarian army, and on March 24, 1915 he was captured by the Russian army.
Awarded with honorary titles and state awards:
Chevalier of the Order of the Badge of Honor (1948)
Honored Art Worker of the Ukrainian SSR (1951)
Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1958)
People’s Artist of Ukraine (1960)
People’s Artist of the USSR (1963)
In 1990, the name of I.I.Bokshay was given to the Transcarpathian Art Museum in Uzhgorod. A monument to artists I. Bokshay and A. Erdeli is also erected in the city.

Autumn 1960s
Artistic heritage
The artist has created over 1000 canvases. His works are dominated by landscapes with varied colors, which evoke optimism and vitality. Most of all, the artist loved autumn, when the leaves begin to turn yellow and purple. Autumn landscapes are imbued with sun and warmth.
The artist’s biography is included in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 volumes. M., Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978 “and is presented in the free encyclopedia” Wikipedia The artist’s work is reflected in the monographs: Ostrovsky G.S. Iosif Iosifovich Bokshai. The life and work of the Ukrainian painter. M., Sov. artist, 1967 Kuriltsev V. Bokshay Iosif Iosifovich. M., Sov. artist, 1962
Presented in the Unified (Russian and International) rating. Rating category 3A professional artist with a recognizable individual style.
Paintings of the artist

Near the stream 1955

Alley. 1934

Bazaar in Uzhgorod. 1927

Bogdan. 1954

Bokorashi. 1961

Botanical Garden. 1965

Church. 1936

Construction of the bridge. 1948

Dancing. 1930s

Great Top. 1951

In the garden. 1944

In the park. 1953

In the village. 1941

Lake Synevyr. 1954

Meeting at the meadow. 1952

Mountain river in Lumshory. 1951

Mountain river. 1947

Mountain stream. 1929

Mountain village. 1965

Near the stream. 1950

Self-portrait. 1925

Self-portrait. 1936

Snake. 1966

Street in the village. Vorochevo, 1957

Sunny day. 1949

Timber removal. 1947

Transcarpathia. 1961

Uzhgorod castle in winter 1947

Uzhgorod castle. 1949

Uzhock church. 1936

Verkhovyna. 1948

Voroch rocks. 1940s

Saints of the Rus land 1935