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Soviet artist Vitaly Polyakov 1925-1997

Soviet artist Vitaly Polyakov 1925-1997

Sculptor A.P. Kibalnikov at work (creating monument to Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky). Oil on cardboard, painting by Soviet artist Vitaly Polyakov (1925-1997)

Soviet artist Vitaly Polyakov
Born 18 June 1925 in Saratov, Polyakov Vitaly Anatolyevich was a renowned master of socialist realism. Vitaly Anatolyevich graduated with honors from the Saratov Art School in 1948. After graduation 24-year-old artist moved to Riga, where he studied painting in the workshops of J.R. Tilberg and K. Butcher (1949 – 1954) in the Latvian Art Academy.
The artist began participating in group exhibitions of Soviet art in 1954. Traditionally, the artist painted landscapes and portraits in oil. Among his works – a portrait of the composer L. Ladova, a portrait of the actress N. Neznamova, series of landscapes of Crimea, as well as cityscapes, including Riga, Jurmala and other cities. According to sources, his personal exhibition took place only in 1986. The member of the USSR Union of Soviet artists, Polyakov had lived in Riga until his death in 1997.
Now his oil paintings decorate various museums and private collections both in Latvia, Russia, Germany, and the USA.

Dedicated to Yesenin. 1974

Dedicated to Yesenin. 1974. Oil on cardboard

Soviet artist Vitaly Polyakov

A Song

A Song. Oil on cardboard

After storming the Winter Palace

After the storming of the Winter Palace

In Moscow near the Kremlin. Russian Snow. 1967

In Moscow near the Kremlin. Russian Snow. 1967

On the Volga. Oil on cardboard. 1959

On the Volga. Oil on cardboard. 1959

Polonaise. 1976

Polonaise. 1976

Poppies at the seaside

Poppies at the seaside

Rocks

Rocks

Summer. 1968

Summer. 1968

Wildflowers

Wildflowers