About the artist:

Born 19.11.1920 village Yagodnoe (now Orenburg region), Russia – Died 10.09.1982, Kiev. Painter, Honored Artist of Ukraine (1964), People's Artist of Ukraine (from 1976). World War II participant. Graduated from the Kiev Institute of Art, where he studied under I. Shtilman, C. Spruce and A. Shovkunenko (1953). Taught at the Kiev Institute of Art, (1977 became professor). Worked in the field of easel painting, mainly in the genres of historical and social picture, and landscape. Works: "To Siberia. M. Volkonskaia", "Evening" (both in 1957), "Rain" (1960), "Mother" (1961)," Unforgettable. 1943" (1963), "T. Shevchenko in Nizhny Novgorod" (1964), "Sergei Yesenin"(1966), "Cloudy Day"(1975), "In the evening"(1978),"Salaspilsky Memorial"(1980).