Nikolai Baskakov
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Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov - Soviet, Russian painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
(before 1992 known as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting
, most famous for his genre and portrait painting.
city on the Volga River
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In 1933–1939 years Nikolai Baskakov studied of the famous Russian art educator Pavel Alekseevich Vlasov in Astrakhan Art School. From 1939 to 1945 he served in the Red Army
in the Soviet Far East.
In 1945 Nikolai Baskakov comes to Leningrad and entered at the Department of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, where he studied of Leonid Ovsannikov, Boris Fogel, Genrikh Pavlovsky, and Alexander Zaytsev.
In 1951 Nikolai Baskakov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Boris Ioganson
workshop together with Alexei Eriomin
, Mikhail Kaneev
, Maya Kopitseva
, Anatoli Levitin, Avenir Parkhomenko, Arseny Semionov
, Mikhail Trufanov
, Boris Ugarov, and other young artists. His graduation work was historical painting "Lenin and Stalin in Smolny"
Since 1951 Nikolai Baskakov has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted battle and historical paintings, genre scenes, portraits, landscapes, sketchs from the life. Nikolai Baskakov worked in the technique of oil painting and drawing.
Nikolai Baskakov was a Member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 - Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation)
since 1951
For the art of Nikolai Baskakov typical appeal to the themes of large public sound, and to the image of a contemporary, disclosed in a picture-portrait. He was most famous for the impressive portraits of contamporaries painted in realistic style.
Among the most famous works by Nikolai Baskakov are paintings "Music" (1957), "On the Russian Land" (1968), "Milkwomen" (1962), "Victory" (1974), "Portrait of Vasily Shukshin" (1983).
The West discovered the art of Nicholas Baskakov in 1989, when his portraits and genre paintings were first shown in Paris at the auctions of the Leningrad school artists. Subsequently many of his works were acquired by American private collections.
In 1991 Saint Petersburg publishing house "Khudozhnik RSFSR" issued a monograph by V. Kirillov, devoted to creation of Nikolai Baskakov.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov died on October 14, 1993, in Saint Petersburg
at the seventy-six year of life. His paintings reside in State Russian Museum
, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Japan, in the U.S., Germane, England, France, and throughout the world.
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...
(before 1992 known as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting
Leningrad School of Painting
The Leningrad School of Painting - a group of Soviet painters, established in Leningrad in 1930–1950 years around reformed Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and unified by the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists .- History :...
, most famous for his genre and portrait painting.
Biography
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov was born May 8, 1918 in AstrakhanAstrakhan
Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
city on the Volga River
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
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In 1933–1939 years Nikolai Baskakov studied of the famous Russian art educator Pavel Alekseevich Vlasov in Astrakhan Art School. From 1939 to 1945 he served in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in the Soviet Far East.
In 1945 Nikolai Baskakov comes to Leningrad and entered at the Department of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, where he studied of Leonid Ovsannikov, Boris Fogel, Genrikh Pavlovsky, and Alexander Zaytsev.
In 1951 Nikolai Baskakov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Boris Ioganson
Boris Ioganson
Boris Vladimirovich Ioganson was a Russian painter.Ioganson was born in Moscow. His father's Swedish ancestors russified the surname "Johanson"" into "Ioganson." Ioganson attended the Moscow School of Art and studied under Kasatkin and Malyutin. He was a member of the Society of Young Artists,...
workshop together with Alexei Eriomin
Alexei Eriomin
Alexei Grigorievich Eriomin - Russian Soviet realist painter, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg...
, Mikhail Kaneev
Mikhail Kaneev
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kaneev – Soviet Russian painter and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, regarded as one of the major representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his cityscapes of Leningrad and ancient Russian...
, Maya Kopitseva
Maya Kopitseva
Maya Kuzminichna Kopitseva - Soviet Russian painter, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, lived and worked in Leningrad - Saint Petersburg, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists , regarded as one of the major representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for her still life...
, Anatoli Levitin, Avenir Parkhomenko, Arseny Semionov
Arseny Semionov
Arseny Nikiforovich Semionov - Soviet Russian painter and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his landscape and cityscape paintings.- Biography :Arseny...
, Mikhail Trufanov
Mikhail Trufanov
Mikhail Pavlovich Trufanov - Soviet, Russian painter, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his portrait paintings.....
, Boris Ugarov, and other young artists. His graduation work was historical painting "Lenin and Stalin in Smolny"
Since 1951 Nikolai Baskakov has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted battle and historical paintings, genre scenes, portraits, landscapes, sketchs from the life. Nikolai Baskakov worked in the technique of oil painting and drawing.
Nikolai Baskakov was a Member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 - Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation)
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...
since 1951
For the art of Nikolai Baskakov typical appeal to the themes of large public sound, and to the image of a contemporary, disclosed in a picture-portrait. He was most famous for the impressive portraits of contamporaries painted in realistic style.
Among the most famous works by Nikolai Baskakov are paintings "Music" (1957), "On the Russian Land" (1968), "Milkwomen" (1962), "Victory" (1974), "Portrait of Vasily Shukshin" (1983).
The West discovered the art of Nicholas Baskakov in 1989, when his portraits and genre paintings were first shown in Paris at the auctions of the Leningrad school artists. Subsequently many of his works were acquired by American private collections.
In 1991 Saint Petersburg publishing house "Khudozhnik RSFSR" issued a monograph by V. Kirillov, devoted to creation of Nikolai Baskakov.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov died on October 14, 1993, in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
at the seventy-six year of life. His paintings reside in State Russian Museum
Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum is the largest depository of Russian fine art in St Petersburg....
, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Japan, in the U.S., Germane, England, France, and throughout the world.
See also
- Leningrad School of PaintingLeningrad School of PaintingThe Leningrad School of Painting - a group of Soviet painters, established in Leningrad in 1930–1950 years around reformed Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and unified by the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists .- History :...
- List of Russian artists
- List of 20th century Russian painters
- List of painters of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
- List of the Russian Landscape painters
- Saint Petersburg Union of ArtistsSaint Petersburg Union of ArtistsUnion of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...