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Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov
BornNovember 8, 1913
Tula, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 6, 1992
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
CitizenshipUSSR
EducationRepin Institute of Arts
Known forPainting, Graphics
MovementRealism

Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov (Template:Lang-ru; November 8, 1913, city of Tula, Moscow Region of the Russian Empire – November 6, 1992, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian Soviet painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting.[1]

Biography

Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov was born November 8, 1913, in the industrial city of Tula, located in Moscow region of the Russian Empire.

In 1932, Orekhov entered at the first course of the painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. There he studied under Boris Fogel, Semion Abugov, Genrikh Pavlovsky.

In 1939, Lev Orekhov graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Alexander Osmerkin workshop. His graduation work was a genre painting named "A Rest of collective farmers in haymaking time during the lunch break".[2]

Since 1939 Lev Orekhov has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, still-life, genre scenes, and sketches from the life. In 1950s he was most famous for his Crimea etudes done from nature, later for summer landscapes and genre scenes from the Russian countryside life.

In the 1950s Lev Orekhov painted plein air, with special attention to lighting and tonal relationships. He painted with an accented stroke. In the 1960s his style morphed towards more decorative and graphic quality of painting. His drawing and composition become more abstract.

Since 1946, Lev Orekhov was a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists. He died on November 6, 1992 in Saint Petersburg. His paintings reside in Art museums and private collections in Russia, France, England, in the U.S., Italy, and other countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.- Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp.9, 27, 233, 295, 367, 386, 387, 390, 394-397, 400, 402, 404-406, 412, 414, 416-418, 420, 422, 423.
  2. ^ Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915 - 2005. - Saint Petersburg: Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007. p.50.

Bibliography

  • Russian Fine & Decorative Art. - Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auction Galleries, November 14, 2008. - p. 198.
  • Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. - Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 9, 27, 233, 295, 367, 386, 387, 390, 394-397, 400, 402, 404-406, 412, 414, 416-418, 420, 422, 423. ISBN 5-901724-21-6, ISBN 978-5-901724-21-7.
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