About the artist:

Born 22.06. (5.07) 1910, Lugansk – Died 09.04.1988, Kyiv. Painter and graphic artist, member of United Artistic Young People of Ukraine (from 1929), merited Art’s worker of Ukraine (1948). Holder of the title “People’s Artist of Ukrainian SSR” (1974). Studied at the Zaporizhzhya Professional School of Art, and then studied under F. Krichevsky, V. Denisov, and F. Krasnitskiy at the Kiev Institute of Art (1928-32). Taught in Kharkov Institute of Art (1934-60, in 1948 professor). Head of the self-established modern genre painting workshop at the Kiev Institute of Art (1951-1955). Director of the Kiev Institute of Art (from 1958).Member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1958). The Head of the creative workshop of the Academy of Arts in Kiev (1958). Contributed to republican, All-Union and international exhibitions. Works: "Athletes", "Children on the Beach", "Accordionist" (all in 1937), "At the Meeting" (1947), "Goalkeeper" (1949), "Discussion of Two" (1950), "Returned" (1954) "Sister and Brother" (1985), portraits of T. Golembievskaya (1961) and M. Bazhan (1976) etc.