About the artist:

Born 24.08.1937, Uman, Cherkassy region. Painter, member of National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1973). Graduated from the Kiev Institute of Art (1952), where he studied under professor V. Puzyrkov and professor K. Trokhymenko. Works: "The First Lesson of Year 1944" (1967), "Waiting" (1969), "Mother" (1970), "The team of our streets" (1970), "War Days" (1972), "Football Time" (1980).