About the artist:

Born 18.01.1924, Sumy) Painter, graphic artist, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 1961). Second World War participant. Graduated from the Kharkov Institute of Art, where he studied under A. Cokel and P. Kotov (1952).  Worked in the field of easel and monumental painting, graphics. Contributes to the regional, national, all-Union and international exhibitions (from 1952). Works: graphics; a series of works based on the Taras Shevchenko motives (1961-1964), a series of etchings of the "Great Patriotic War" (1965), painting  "Soldier" (1967), "Surveyor" (1968), "Turboconstructors" (1975 ), a portrait of the artist N. Butenko ("Smoker", 1986), a series of thematic paintings "From Ukrainian Everyday life" (1999-2007) and others.