Vladimir Seleznev

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev
Born August 3, 1928
Leningrad, USSR
Died March 15, 1991
Leningrad, USSR
Nationality Russian
Education Repin Institute of Arts
Known for Painting
Movement Realism

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Селезне́в; August 3, 1928, Leningrad, USSR 1991, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian realist painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation,[1] regarded by art historian Sergei V. Ivanov as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting,[2] most famous for his genre paintings and portraits.

Biography

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev was born August 3, 1928 in the Leningrad, USSR.

In 1953 Vladimir Seleznev graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Rudolf Frentz workshop.[3] He studied under Mikhail Platunov, Ivan Stepashkin, Piotr Belousov, and Yuri Neprintsev.

Since 1951 Vladimir Seleznev has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, battle and historical paintings, genre scenes, and etudes done from nature.

Vladimir Seleznev was a member of Leningrad Union of Artists since 1953.[4]

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev died on March 15, 1991 in Leningrad. His paintings reside in Art museums and private collections in Russia, USA, France, England, and throughout the world.

References

  1. Directory of Members of the Union of Artists of USSR. Volume 2.- Moscow: Soviet artist, 1979. - p. 328.
  2. Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.- Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 369, 372, 389, 390, 393, 395-397, 399, 400.
  3. Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915 - 2005. - Saint Petersburg: Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007. - p.71. ISBN 978-5-903677-01-6.
  4. Directory of members of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation. - Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987. - p.116.

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