Alexander Lubimov
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Alexander Mikhailovich Lubimov was a Russian
Soviet
realist
painter
, graphic artist, illustrator
, and art teacher, professor of Repin Institute of Arts and Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Industry, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists and regarded as one of founder and the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his portrait paintings and satirical drawings.
Since 1892, he lived in Saint Petersburg. In 1895-1901 Alexander Lubimov studied in Central School of Technical Drawing (now known as Saint Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy named after Alexander von Stieglitz
), then in Drawing School of the Society for Promotion of Arts.
Since 1901 Alexander Lubimov worked as an extern at the Higher School of Arts at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Ilya Repin, later of Pavel Chistyakov
. After graduation in 1909, Alexander Lubimov went to city of Kharkov, Ukraine, where by recommendation of Ilya Repin he headed in the years 1912-1919 Kharkov Art College, where his student was Alexander Deyneka
.
Since 1900, Alexander Lubimov has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, genre paintings, landscapes, sketches from the life. Alexander Lubimov worked as painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and satirical black-and-white artist. His personal exhibitions were in 1949 in Leningrad
, and in 1998 in Saint Petersburg
.
In 1927, Alexander Lubimov returned to Leningrad. From 1934 to 1941 by invitation of Isaak Brodsky
he teaches at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, managed jointly with Isaak Brodsky individual workshop and graduate students. He was professor of painting since 1939. His students were well-known Russian painters Alexander Laktionov, Yuri Neprintsev
, Alexander Gritzay, Piotr Belousov, Nikolai Timkov
, Mikhail Kozell
, Alexei Mozhaev
, and others.
In 1949–1955 years Alexander Lubimov taught in the Higher School of Art and Industry named after Vera Mukhina as professor of painting.
Alexander Lubimov was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists since 1932.
Alexander Mikhailovich Lubimov died in Leningrad
in 1955. Paintings by Alexander Lubimov are in State Russian Museum
, State Tretyakov Gallery
, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, France, the U.S., Italy, England, and others.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
realist
Realism (visual arts)
Realism in the visual arts is a style that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. The term is used in different senses in art history; it may mean the same as illusionism, the representation of subjects with visual mimesis or verisimilitude, or may mean an emphasis on the actuality of...
painter
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, graphic artist, illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, and art teacher, professor of Repin Institute of Arts and Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Industry, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists and regarded as one of founder and the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his portrait paintings and satirical drawings.
Biography
Alexander Mikhailovich Lubimov was born February 25, 1879, in the village of Paltsevo, Kursk Province, Russian Empire. The artist's father was a nobleman, his mother was born of peasants.Since 1892, he lived in Saint Petersburg. In 1895-1901 Alexander Lubimov studied in Central School of Technical Drawing (now known as Saint Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy named after Alexander von Stieglitz
Alexander von Stieglitz
Baron Alexander von Stieglitz was a Russian philanthropist and financier. He was the first governor of the State Bank of the Russian Empire, the predecessor organization to today's Central Bank of the Russian Federation.-Early life and education:...
), then in Drawing School of the Society for Promotion of Arts.
Since 1901 Alexander Lubimov worked as an extern at the Higher School of Arts at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Ilya Repin, later of Pavel Chistyakov
Pavel Chistyakov
Pavel Petrovich Chistiakov was a Russian painter and teacher of art.He studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts under Petr Basin. He was a pensioner of the Academy of Arts in Paris and in Rome...
. After graduation in 1909, Alexander Lubimov went to city of Kharkov, Ukraine, where by recommendation of Ilya Repin he headed in the years 1912-1919 Kharkov Art College, where his student was Alexander Deyneka
Alexander Deyneka
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist and sculptor, regarded as one of the most important Russian modernist figurative painters of the first half of the 20th century....
.
Since 1900, Alexander Lubimov has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, genre paintings, landscapes, sketches from the life. Alexander Lubimov worked as painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and satirical black-and-white artist. His personal exhibitions were in 1949 in Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, and in 1998 in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
.
In 1927, Alexander Lubimov returned to Leningrad. From 1934 to 1941 by invitation of Isaak Brodsky
Isaak Brodsky
Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky , was a Soviet painter whose work provided a blueprint for the art movement of socialist realism. He is known for his iconic portrayals of Lenin and idealized, carefully crafted paintings dedicated to the events of the Russian Civil War and Bolshevik Revolution.Brodsky was...
he teaches at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, managed jointly with Isaak Brodsky individual workshop and graduate students. He was professor of painting since 1939. His students were well-known Russian painters Alexander Laktionov, Yuri Neprintsev
Yuri Neprintsev
Yuri Mikhailovich Neprintsev |Georgia]] - October 20, 1996, Saint Petersburg, Russia) - Soviet, Russian painter, graphic artist, art teacher, professor of the Repin Institute of Arts, People's Artist of USSR, a member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded by...
, Alexander Gritzay, Piotr Belousov, Nikolai Timkov
Nikolai Timkov
Nikolai Efimovich Timkov - Soviet Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists , lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, worldwide known for his landscape...
, Mikhail Kozell
Mikhail Kozell
Mikhail Georgievich Kozell - Soviet Russian painter and Art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his landscape painting.- Biography :...
, Alexei Mozhaev
Alexei Mozhaev
Alexei Vasilievich Mozhaev - Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists , regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his portrait painting.-Biography:Alexei...
, and others.
In 1949–1955 years Alexander Lubimov taught in the Higher School of Art and Industry named after Vera Mukhina as professor of painting.
Alexander Lubimov was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists since 1932.
Alexander Mikhailovich Lubimov died in Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
in 1955. Paintings by Alexander Lubimov are in State Russian Museum
Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum is the largest depository of Russian fine art in St Petersburg....
, State Tretyakov Gallery
Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection,...
, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, France, the U.S., Italy, England, and others.
External links
- Artist Alexander Mikhailovich Lubimov illustrated Art catalogue.
- Artist Alexander Mikhailovich Lubimov Biography and Bibliography.
- Sergei V. Ivanov. The Leningrad School of painting. Historical outline.
- Chronology of the Leningrad School of painting.
- Unknown Socialist Realism. Quests and Discoveries.