Engels Kozlov
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Troitsko-Pechorsk is an urban locality and the administrative center of Troitsko-Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Pechora River. Population: -External links:*...

, Komi Republic
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, USSR – November 20, 2007, Saint Petersburg, Russia) – Soviet Russian painter, People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of Russia, also sometimes translated as National Artist of Russia, is an honorary title granted to citizens of Russia.It succeeded both the all-Soviet union award People's Artist of the USSR , and more directly the local republic award, People's Artist of the RSFSR , after the...

, lived and worked in Leningrad – Saint Petersburg
Leningrad
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, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting
Leningrad School of Painting
The Leningrad School of Painting - a group of Soviet painters, established in Leningrad in 1930–1950 years around reformed Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and unified by the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists .- History :...

, most famous for his genre and portrait painting.

Biography

Engels Vasilievich Kozlov was born March 24, 1926 in Troitsko-Pechorsk
Troitsko-Pechorsk
Troitsko-Pechorsk is an urban locality and the administrative center of Troitsko-Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Pechora River. Population: -External links:*...

, Komi Republic
Komi Republic
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, USSR.

In 1947–1949 Engels Kozlov studied in the Yaroslavl Art College, then in Tavricheskaya Art School
Tavricheskaya Art School
Tavricheskaya Art School Tavricheskaya Art School is a secondary art school of the Leningrad. From 1919 to 1961, was located in the building at Tavricheskaya street, 35. This has the informal name of art school, which firmly established him...

 in Leningrad (1949–1950).
In 1950, Engels Kozlov comes to the first year painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin. Studied at Vitaly Valtsev, Ivan Stepashkin.

In 1956 Engels Kozlov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Yuri Neprintsev workshop, graduation picture – "He will live!".

Engels Kozlov has participated in Art Exhibitions since 1956. He painted portraits, genre pictures, landscapes, and still lifes.

The leading theme of creativity Engels Kozlov – the image of a contemporary – is embodied in the genre of thematic pictures, portrait and portrait-painting, reflecting the artist's attraction to subjects of great social and civic playing.

His painting based on the sonorous light and shadow contrasts. The color is saturated, with a predominance of the favorite combinations of blue-green and yellow-brown tones.
Significant place in the works of Engels Kozlov took issue industrial development of the Russian North. A lot of sketch from the life imported from numerous trips to the oil workers of Ukhta
Ukhta
Ukhta is an important industrial town in the Komi Republic of Russia. Population: Oil springs along the Ukhta River were already known in the 17th century. In the mid-19th century, industrialist M. K. Sidorov started to drill for oil in this area. It was one of the first oil wells in...

 (1961–1963), Inta
Inta
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 miners (1961–1963, 1964, 1966, 1987–1989), from the Pechora River
Pechora River
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 region (1965, 1968, 1969) became the basis of paintings that have brought the artist fame. First of all, the paintings "Black Gold" (1969), "Drillers at Colva" (1971), "Pechora oil workers"(1975).

Engels Kozlov was a delegate II, III, IV, and V All-Russian Congresses of Soviet Artists (1968, 1971, 1975, 1981), and V, VI All-Union Congresses of Soviet Artists in Moscow (1977, 1982). He was repeatedly elected a member of the Board of the Leningrad branch of the Union of Artists of Russian Federation.

Engels Kozlov was a Member of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...

 (before 1992 Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation) since 1956.

In 1978, Engels Kozlov was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, in 1987 – People's Artist of the Russian Federation
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of Russia, also sometimes translated as National Artist of Russia, is an honorary title granted to citizens of Russia.It succeeded both the all-Soviet union award People's Artist of the USSR , and more directly the local republic award, People's Artist of the RSFSR , after the...

. Also he was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Komi Republic
Komi Republic
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 (1982).

Engels Kozlov personal Exhibitions were 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...

 (1976), Moscow (1987), Siktivkar (2006).

Engels Vasilievich Kozlov died on November 20, 2007 in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
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 at the eighty-first year of life. His paintings reside in State Russian Museum
Russian Museum
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, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Japan, in the U.S., Germane, England, France, and throughout the world.

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