Nikolai Sergeyev (painter)

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Nikolai Sergeyev (August 4, 1908-January 13, 1989) was a Russian painter.

Nikolai Sergeyev was born in the village of Kriukov in the rural district of Vereiskii. In 1924 he moved to Moscow. He attended courses at the Artists’ Association of Revolutionary Russia guided by Ilya Mashkov and studied at Surikov Institute under Boris Ioganson. In 1942, he graduated from Surikov under Alexander Osmerkin receiving the schools top mark for his work titled “From Native Land”.

In 1942 Nikolai became a member of the USSR Union of Artists. In 1943 Nikolai Sergeyev was evacuated to Samarkand, Uzbekistan.In 1987 he became an honorary member of the Moskvorechie Artists Community, also known as “Moscow Voices”.