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AI interpretation25.12.1859–17.12.1930
Nikolay Kasatkin
Nikolay Alekseevich Kasatkin (1859–1930) was a Russian genre painter working in Moscow. A representative of realism and a proponent of democratic realism, he became one of the pioneers of socialist realism and was also an educator.
AI interpretation12.10.1875–11.04.1958
Konstantin Yuon
Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon (1875–1958) was a Russian artist and educator associated with Impressionism, active in Moscow. He was also a theatrical actor, scenographer, and art theorist, and the younger brother of composer Pavel Yuon.30.05.1887–25.02.1964
Alexander Archipenko
Alexander Porfirievich Archipenko (1887–1964) was a Ukrainian and American sculptor and artist, recognized as a major figure in cubist sculpture. Born in Kyiv, he worked in still life, nudes, and figurative genres, and contributed to abstract art and related movements.
AI interpretation04.09.1875–13.09.1946
Eugene Lanceray
Eugene Lanceray (1875–1946) was a Russian painter and graphic artist, a follower of retrospective style, a figure of Silver Age St. Petersburg painting, and a master of Moscow socialist realism. He worked as an illustrator, stage designer, landscape painter, and teacher.19.01.1893–12.05.1972
Arkady Plastov
Arkady Alexandrovich Plastov (1893–1972) was a Soviet painter and a representative of socialist realism. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1962, elected an academician of the USSR Academy of Arts, and awarded the Lenin Prize in 1966 and the Stalin Prize in 1946.12.05.1936–present
Ivan Marchuk
Ivan Stepanovich Marchuk, born on May 12, 1936, in Moskalevka, is a contemporary Ukrainian painter. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine in 2002 and received the Taras Shevchenko National Prize in 1997.
AI interpretation14.03.1882–15.04.1943
Aristarkh Lentulov
Aristarkh Vasilyevich Lentulov (1882–1943) was a Russian and Soviet painter and stage designer, recognized as one of the founders of the Russian avant-garde. His work is associated with post-Impressionism and spans the periods of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.1735–24.12.1808
Fyodor Rokotov
Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov (1735–December 24, 1808) was a Russian painter and portraitist, an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Born in the Vorontsovo estate, he is regarded as a leading Moscow portraitist of Catherine the Great's classicism and the author of her coronation portrait.12.08.1881–23.07.1963
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gerasimov (1881–1963) was a Russian painter active in Moscow during the Silver Age and early Soviet decades. Initially a follower of Russian Impressionists, he later became a leading figure in Socialist Realism during Stalin’s era.
AI interpretation17.02.1863–17.04.1930
Aleksandr Golovin
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Golovin (1863–1930) was a Russian painter and graphic artist, known for scenography, portraiture, and decorative arts. A member of the Mir Iskusstva society, he became a full member of the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1912 and was named People's Artist of the Republic in 1928.05.11.1894–20.05.1958
Varvara Stepanova
Varvara Fyodorovna Stepanova (1894–1958) was a Soviet avant-garde artist associated with Constructivism and Russian Futurism. She was also a designer, poet, illustrator, textile artist, stage designer, and graphic artist. She worked under the pseudonym Varst and was the wife and collaborator of Alexander Rodchenko.22.12.1889–12.12.1970
Nathan Altman
Nathan Isaevich Altman (1889–1970) was a Russian and Soviet painter, avant-garde artist associated with Cubism, sculptor, theatrical designer, and portrait master. Honored Artist of the RSFSR from 1968.11.02.1917–17.06.2005
Tetiana Yablonska
Tetiana Yablonska (1917–2005) was a Soviet Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, and educator. Born in Smolensk, she was an academician of the USSR Academy of Arts and People's Artist of the USSR. She received the Stalin Prizes and the USSR State Prize for her contributions to genre and landscape painting.18.02.1922–08.11.2010
Mikhail Savitsky
Mikhail Andreevich Savitsky (1922–2010) was a Belarusian and Soviet painter and educator. Honored as People's Artist of the USSR in 1978, he received the USSR State Prize in 1973, and was named Hero of Belarus in 2006.
AI interpretation29.04.1810–18.01.1893
Grigory Gagarin
Grigory Grigoryevich Gagarin (1810–1893) was a Russian painter and draftsman of the Romantic academicism of the Nikolaev era. He served as vice president and honorary member of the Imperial Academy of Arts and was also a government official.
AI interpretation12.01.1870–11.10.1937
Grigory Gurkin
Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin (1870–1937) was a Russian and Soviet landscape painter and art figure. A Teleut by origin and member of the Choros clan, he studied under I. I. Shishkin and worked primarily in the USSR.
AI interpretation18.05.1877–23.04.1913
Elena Guro
Elena Guro (1877–1913) was a Russian poet, prose writer, and artist from the Russian Empire. Born in Saint Petersburg, she was active in both literary and visual arts, leaving a notable cultural legacy.22.08.1912–19.11.1999
Alexander Liberman
Alexander Liberman (1912–1999) was a French and American artist, sculptor, editor, and photographer. Associated with abstract art, he was connected to the cultures of the Russian Empire, France, and the USA.14.01.1904–02.11.1973
Abilkhan Kasteev
Abilkhan Kasteev (1904–1973) was a Kazakh painter and watercolorist, honored as People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR in 1944. Born in Shizhin and died in Alma-Ata, he is recognized as a founder of Kazakh visual arts.
AI interpretation1830–03.05.1904
Nikolai Nevrev
Nikolai Vasilievich Nevrev (1830–1904) was a Russian artist known for historical and genre paintings. A member of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions, he created portraits and historical scenes. Born in Moscow, he died in Lyskovshchina.
AI interpretation30.12.1832–16.05.1902
Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg
Mikhail Konstantinovich Clodt (1832–1902) was a Russian landscape painter during the era of great reforms and counter-reforms. A descendant of the Clodt von Jürgensburg family, he lived and worked in Saint Petersburg. He served as an academician and professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts.
AI interpretation1729–1802
Ivan Argunov
Ivan Petrovich Argunov (1729–1802) was a Russian serf painter of the Russian Empire, known as a master of portraiture working in the parsun and baroque styles. He was born in the Russian Empire and died in Moscow.26.08.1875–14.06.1919
Oleksandr Murashko
Oleksandr Murashko (1875–1919) was a Ukrainian portrait painter, educator, and public figure. He was a member of the Union of Russian Artists and an itinerant exhibitor, as well as a co-founder of the Kyiv Artists' Society.04.08.1915–27.07.1984
Igor Savitsky
Igor Savitsky (1915–1984) was a Soviet artist, archaeologist, collector, and museologist. Born in Kiev, he developed his career in the USSR and is best known as the founder of the State Art Museum of Karakalpakstan in Nukus. He died in Moscow.