About the artist:

Born 16.02.1925, city Molochansk, Zaporozhe region – Died 06.05.2004. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976), holder of the title People's Artist of Russia (from 2003). Fought in the World War II. Graduated from the Kharkov Institute of Art (1955). Settled in Norilsk (1960). For 20 years (until 1980) worked in the Far North. Lived in city Slavyansk-on-Kuban (from 1987). Participant of numerous art exhibitions Works: "Lower Yenisei", "Road to Tundra" (both in 1962), "Osier-bed"(1963), "Plagues" (1971), "February in the Arctic" (1985), "Mosquito Summer" (2002), and others.