Alexander Petrovich Koroviakov (russian: Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Коровя́ков; November 16, 1912 – June 12, 1993) was a Soviet, Russian painter and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad – Saint Petersburg, a member of the

Saint Petersburg Union of Artists Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Le ...

(before 1992 the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), regarded as a representative of the

Leningrad school of painting The Leningrad School of Painting (russian: Ленинградская школа живописи) is a phenomenon that refers to a large group of painters who developed in Leningrad around the reformed Academy of Arts in 1930–1950 and was uni ...

Biography

Koroviakov was born November 16, 1912, in Berdskaya, near Orenburg,

Orenburg Province Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the border with Kazakhsta ...

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...

. In 1932 Alexander Koroviakov entered to the Fine Art College (

Penza Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...

). After graduating he comes to Leningrad and continued his study at Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin since 1937. He studied with Boris Fogel,

Genrikh Pavlovsky Genrikh Vasilievich Pavlovsky (russian: Павловский Генрих Васильевич) (October 15, 1907 – December 17, 1973) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art educator, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leni ...

, and

Semion Abugov Semion Lvovich Abugov (russian: Семён Львович Абугов) (30 December 1877 in Byerazino, Minsk Governorate – 3 May 1950 in Leningrad) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art educator, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a memb ...

. In 1941, July, Alexander Koroviakov has gone to the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian language, Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist R ...

as a volunteer from the last academic year. Не took part in Volhovsky Front, in the battles for Leningrad, in the liberation of

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. Не was wounded and demobilized as a sergeant in 1945. Alexander Koroviakov was awarded by an

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

, the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and the

Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" The Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Ленинграда») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Sovie ...

. At September, 1945, Alexander Koroviakov resumed his study in the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin and graduated from

Rudolf Frentz Rudolf Rudolfovich Frentz (russian: Рудо́льф Рудо́льфович Фре́нц; 23 July 1888 – 27 December 1956) was a Soviet and Russian painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, illustrator and art teacher who lived and worked in ...

workshop in 1947. His degree work was a ''"Wounded Commander"''. In 1947 he came back to

for teaching painting and drawing in Fine Art College. Since 1949 Alexander Koroviakov has participated in

Art Exhibitions An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exh ...

. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre paintings. Most famous for his still life paintings and cityscapes of Leningrad. In the 1954 Alexander Koroviakov returned to Leningrad and start to teach painting and drawing in the famous Leningrad Secondary Art School under the Academy of Arts of the USSR, where he worked until 1983. Alexander Koroviakov was very active in the exhibition life of Leningrad. In 1956 he took part at Autumn exhibition (Leningrad, 1956) where he demonstrated the works: ''"The First Snow"'' and ''"The Palace Square"'' (both 1956). He designated his main direction of the creation: Leningrad cityscape from this moment. His basic technique was working directly from life. Among his works there were ''"Spring in Leningrad"'', ''"St. Isaak's Square''", ''"Near the Pier"'' (all 1957), ''"Kronwerk Strait"'' (1960), ''"Stadium under the name of Lenin"'', ''"Lenin Street"'', ''"Factory District"'' (all 1960), ''"At the Islands"'', ''"After the Snowfall"'', ''"Leningrad"'' (all 1962), ''"Wet Asphalt"'' (1963), ''"Winter Palace"'', ''"Near Peter and Paul Fortress"'' (both 1965)'', "On the Nevka River" (1964) and many others. Besides the Leningrad motifs Alexander Koroviakov also worked on tradition landscape. He preferred intimate subjects: a corner of autumn garden or snow-covered yard, sparkling of light spots on the water. For example, in the works ''"Autumn Garden"'' (1965) and ''"At the Seliger Lake"'' (1965). In 1960-1980 Alexander Koroviakov was keen by theme of Still life. His compositions were original, complicated by their technique and had associative content. Like in ''"Autumn Still life"'' (1972), ''"Dog Rose"'' (1969), ''"Still life with Cabbage"'' (1972),''"Bouquet"'' (1979). Alexander Koroviakov experimented a lot on painting technique, he tended to effects of capacity, semitransparency and polycoating of image. In 1989 -1992 his works were presented at auctions and exhibitions of Russian paintings at France with great successes. Alexander Koroviakov was a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists since 1955. Alexander Petrovich Koroviakov died on June 12, 1993, in Saint Petersburg at the eighty-first year of life. His paintings reside in Art museums and private collections in Russia, Japan, in the U.S., China, France,''Peinture Russe. Catalogue.'' – Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 18 Fevrier 1991. p.7,23–24. and throughout the world.

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