Lev Orekhov
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Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov was a Russian Soviet painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting
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, located in Moscow region of the Russian Empire
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In 1932, Orekhov entered at the first course of the painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. There he studied under Boris Fogel, Semion Abugov, Genrikh Pavlovsky.
In 1939, Lev Orekhov graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Alexander Osmerkin
workshop. His graduation work was a genre painting named "A Rest of collective farmers in haymaking time during the lunch break".
Since 1939 Lev Orekhov has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, still-life, genre scenes, and sketches from the life. In 1950s he was most famous for his Crimea
etudes done from nature, later for summer landscapes and genre scenes from the Russian countryside life.
In the 1950s Lev Orekhov painted plein air, with special attention to lighting and tonal relationships. He painted with an accented stroke. In the 1960s his style morphed towards more decorative and graphic quality of painting. His drawing and composition of the painting become more abstract.
Since 1946, Lev Orekhov was a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists (from 1960 to 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation). He died on November 6, 1992 in Saint Petersburg. His paintings reside in Art museums and private collections in Russia, France, England, in the U.S., Italy, and others.
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 :...
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Biography
Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov was born November 8, 1913, in the industrial city of TulaTula, Russia
Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...
, located in Moscow region of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
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In 1932, Orekhov entered at the first course of the painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. There he studied under Boris Fogel, Semion Abugov, Genrikh Pavlovsky.
In 1939, Lev Orekhov graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Alexander Osmerkin
Alexander Osmerkin
Alexander Alexandrovich Osmerkin was a Russian painter, graphic artist, stage designer, and art teacher. He was a member of the Knave of Diamonds avant-garde group, AKhRR, and Society of Moscow Artists groups...
workshop. His graduation work was a genre painting named "A Rest of collective farmers in haymaking time during the lunch break".
Since 1939 Lev Orekhov has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, still-life, genre scenes, and sketches from the life. In 1950s he was most famous for his Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
etudes done from nature, later for summer landscapes and genre scenes from the Russian countryside life.
In the 1950s Lev Orekhov painted plein air, with special attention to lighting and tonal relationships. He painted with an accented stroke. In the 1960s his style morphed towards more decorative and graphic quality of painting. His drawing and composition of the painting become more abstract.
Since 1946, Lev Orekhov was a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists (from 1960 to 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation). He died on November 6, 1992 in Saint Petersburg. His paintings reside in Art museums and private collections in Russia, France, England, in the U.S., Italy, and others.
See also
- Leningrad School of PaintingLeningrad School of PaintingThe 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 :...
- List of painters of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
- List of the Russian Landscape painters
- Saint Petersburg Union of ArtistsSaint Petersburg Union of ArtistsUnion 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...