Victor Oreshnikov
| Victor Mikhailovich Oreshnikov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 7, 1904 Perm, Russian Empire |
| Died |
March 15, 1987 (aged 83) Leningrad, USSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Field | Painting |
| Training | Repin Institute of Arts |
| Movement | Realism |
| Awards | Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin |
Victor Mikhailovich Oreshnikov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Орешников) (January 7 (O.S. January 20), 1904, Perm – March 15, 1987, Leningrad) was a Soviet Russian painter, People's Artist of the USSR, active member of the Soviet Academy of Arts (1954–1987), Stalin Prize winner, rector of Repin Institute of Arts (1953–1978).
Biography
In 1927 he graduated from the Leningrad VHUTEIN in workshop of Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. In 1930-1987 he taught in the Repin Institute of Arts. PhD in Art History (1937). Doctor of Fine Arts (1948). Victor Oreshnikov was twice awarded the Stalin Prize (1948, 1950), Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, and numerous medals. Solo exhibitions of the artist was held in Leningrad (1954, 1974, 1985) and Moscow (1975).
Pupils
- Irina Getmanskaya
- Boris Korneev
- Alexander Koroviakov
- Elena Kostenko
- Victor Otiev
- Nikolai Pozdneev
- Maria Rudnitskaya
- Alexander Sokolov
- Rostislav Vovkushevsky
Sources
- Выставка произведений ленинградских художников. 1947 год. Живопись. Скульптура. Графика. Театрально-декорационная живопись. Каталог. Л., ЛССХ, 1948.
- Бойков В. Изобразительное искусство Ленинграда. Заметки о выставке ленинградских художников. // Ленинградская правда, 1947, 29 ноября.
- Аникушин М. О времени и о себе. // Вечерний Ленинград, 1967, 17 октября.
- Изобразительное искусство Ленинграда. Каталог выставки. — Л: Художник РСФСР, 1976. — с.25,40.
- Выставка произведений ленинградских художников, посвященная 60-летию Великого Октября. — Л: Художник РСФСР, 1982. — с.18.
- Виктор Михайлович Орешников. Каталог выставки. Живопись. М: Изобразительное искусство, 1985.
- L' Ecole de Leningrad. Auction Catalogue. - Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 12 Mars 1990. - p. 100-101.
- L' Ecole de Leningrad. Auction Catalogue. - Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 11 Juin 1990. - p. 60-61.
- Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.9, 15, 19, 356, 358, 359, 362, 367-371, 383-385, 387-392, 396, 398, 399, 402, 406, 441, 443, 444. ISBN 5-901724-21-6, ISBN 978-5-901724-21-7.
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