Oleg Lomakin
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Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin was a Russian Soviet realist painter, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He was regarded as one of the major representatives of the Leningrad school of painting
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, and then Leningrad
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In the years 1937-1939 Oleg Lomakin studied in Art studio at the Leningrad Palace of Young Pioneers. In 1940 he entered at the Secondary Art School
at the All-Russian Academy of Fine Arts. In February 1942, together with the Secondary Art School, he was evacuated from besieged Leningrad in Central Asia, in Samarkand
.
In June 1942, Oleg Lomakin was drafted into the Red Army
and took part in the German-Soviet War which led the Soviet people against Nazi Germany and its allies. As anti-aircraft gunner he participated in the Battle of Kursk
, was wounded and marked by military awards. After demobilization Oleg Lomakin returned to his studies and graduated from the Secondary Art School in 1946.
In the same year Oleg Lomakin was adopted at the first course of the Department of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin. There he studied under Boris Ioganson
, Alexander Zaytsev, Mikhail Bernshtein, Piotr Ivanovsky, Vladislav Anisovich, Sergei Mikhailov.
In 1952, Oleg Lomakin graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture as artist of painting in Boris Ioganson
workshop, together with Sergei Babkov, Leonid Baykov, Irina Baldina
, Dmitry Beliaev, Abram Grushko
, Marina Kozlovskaya
, Boris Korneev
, Elena Kostenko
, Boris Lavrenko
, Piotr Fomin, Vladimir Chekalov, and other young artists. His graduated work was historical painting named "Mikhail Kalinin
among their fellow villagers".
Since 1952, Oleg Lomakin has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, genre and historical paintings, landscapes, still lifes, and sketches from the life. It became the leading genre portrait of a contemporary.
Oleg Lomakin's style distinguish a broad painting, energetic brushstroke, artistic transfer of tonal relations and states of lighting and air. He was the acknowledged master of drawing and plein air painting.
Since 1952, Oleg Lomakin was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists (since 1992, named as Saint Petersburg Union of Artists). In 1981 Oleg Lomakin was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin died on March 25, 2010 in Saint Petersburg
at the eighty-six year of life. His paintings reside in State Russian Museum
, State Tretyakov Gallery
, in art museums and private collections in Russia, France, England, Germane, Italy, in the U.S., and others.
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 :...
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Biography
Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin was born August 29, 1924, in the town of Krasny Kholm, Tver Province, USSR. In 1930s after the death of his father's family moved first to BezhetskBezhetsk
Bezhetsk is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Mologa River at its confluence with the Ostrechina River. It serves as the administrative center of Bezhetsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population: 29,000 ....
, and then Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
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In the years 1937-1939 Oleg Lomakin studied in Art studio at the Leningrad Palace of Young Pioneers. In 1940 he entered at the Secondary Art School
Leningrad Secondary Art School
Leningrad Secondary Art School was established in 1934 as the first art school for gifted children.- History :The Leningrad Secondary Art School was found in 1934 by initiative of Leningrad communist party boss Sergei Kirov as the first in the Soviet Union art school for gifted children.Located in...
at the All-Russian Academy of Fine Arts. In February 1942, together with the Secondary Art School, he was evacuated from besieged Leningrad in Central Asia, in Samarkand
Samarkand
Although a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...
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In June 1942, Oleg Lomakin was drafted into 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...
and took part in the German-Soviet War which led the Soviet people against Nazi Germany and its allies. As anti-aircraft gunner he participated in the Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk took place when German and Soviet forces confronted each other on the Eastern Front during World War II in the vicinity of the city of Kursk, in the Soviet Union in July and August 1943. It remains both the largest series of armored clashes, including the Battle of Prokhorovka,...
, was wounded and marked by military awards. After demobilization Oleg Lomakin returned to his studies and graduated from the Secondary Art School in 1946.
In the same year Oleg Lomakin was adopted at the first course of the Department of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin. There he studied under 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,...
, Alexander Zaytsev, Mikhail Bernshtein, Piotr Ivanovsky, Vladislav Anisovich, Sergei Mikhailov.
In 1952, Oleg Lomakin graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture as artist of painting 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 Sergei Babkov, Leonid Baykov, Irina Baldina
Irina Baldina
Irina Mikhailovna Baldina - Soviet Russian painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting.- Biography :Irina Mikhailovna Baldina was born May 18, 1922 in Moscow, Soviet Russia....
, Dmitry Beliaev, Abram Grushko
Abram Grushko
Abram Borisovich Grushko – Soviet Russian painter, art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his landscape paintings.- Biography...
, Marina Kozlovskaya
Marina Kozlovskaya
Marina Andreevna Kozlovskaya – a Soviet Russian painter, living and working in Leningrad – Saint Petersburg, regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for her landscape paintings.- Biography :...
, Boris Korneev
Boris Korneev
Boris Vasilievich Korneev – Soviet Russian painter and art teacher, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, professor of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of the major representatives of the...
, Elena Kostenko
Elena Kostenko
Elena Mikhailovna Kostenko - Soviet Russian painter, living and working in 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 portrait paintings.- Biography :Elena Mikhailovna...
, Boris Lavrenko
Boris Lavrenko
Boris Mikhailovich Lavrenko was a Russian Soviet realist painter, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, professor of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg , regarded as one of the major representatives...
, Piotr Fomin, Vladimir Chekalov, and other young artists. His graduated work was historical painting named "Mikhail Kalinin
Mikhail Kalinin
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin , known familiarly by Soviet citizens as "Kalinych," was a Bolshevik revolutionary and the nominal head of state of Russia and later of the Soviet Union, from 1919 to 1946...
among their fellow villagers".
Since 1952, Oleg Lomakin has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, genre and historical paintings, landscapes, still lifes, and sketches from the life. It became the leading genre portrait of a contemporary.
Oleg Lomakin's style distinguish a broad painting, energetic brushstroke, artistic transfer of tonal relations and states of lighting and air. He was the acknowledged master of drawing and plein air painting.
Since 1952, Oleg Lomakin was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists (since 1992, named as Saint Petersburg Union of Artists). In 1981 Oleg Lomakin was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin died on March 25, 2010 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 eighty-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....
, State Tretyakov Gallery
Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection,...
, in art museums and private collections in Russia, France, England, Germane, Italy, in the U.S., and others.
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
- 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...