Alexander Samokhvalov (artist)
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Alexander Nikolayevich Samokhvalov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Самохва́лов; 21 August 1894 – 20 August 1971) was a Soviet Russian painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, illustrator, art teacher and Honored Arts Worker of the RSFSR, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, and was regarded as one of the founders and brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting,[1] most famous for his genre and portrait painting.
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Born | Alexander Nikolayevich Samokhvalov 21 August 1894 |
Died | 20 August 1971(1971-08-20) (aged 76) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian, Soviet Union |
Education | Imperial Academy of Arts Repin Institute of Arts |
Known for | Painting, Graphics, Art teaching |
Movement | Realism |
Awards | Order of Lenin |
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