About the artist:

Born 14 (27) 09.1915, village Yenakiev (now Donetsk region) – Died 2002, Kyiv. Painter. Studied under M. Boichuk at the Kiev Institute of Art, (1932-1933). Studied under A. Shovkunenko and P. Volokidin at the Kiev Institute of Art (1945-1946). Worked mainly in the field of still life. Participated in numerous exhibitions. Works: "Autumn Flowers" (1957), "Chestnuts" (1967), "Blue Day" (1968) "Marigolds" (1970), "The Gifts of the Earth" (1988-94), "Crimea" (1989, 1992) etc.