Ivan Mikhailovich Varichev (; 15 January 1924 – 7 June 2016) Russian Soviet realist painter,
People's Artist of the Russian Federation
People's Artist of the Russian Federation ()is an honorary title given no earlier than five years after the honorary title "Honored Artist of Russia" or " Honored Art Worker of Russia" to an important artist who has created extraordinary works of ...
, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad). He was a member of the
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg () was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". From 1959 (when it joined the Union of Art ...
(before 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the
Leningrad school of painting
The Leningrad School of Painting () is a phenomenon that refers to a large group of painters who developed in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad around the reformed Imperial Academy of Arts, Academy of Arts in 1930–1950 and was united by the Saint Pet ...
, most famous for his lyrical landscape of rural Russia.
Biography
Ivan Mikhailovich Varichev was born on 15 January 1924 in the village of Nizhnaya Loshikha, Smolensk Province of the USSR.
In 1942, Ivan Varichev was drafted into the Red Army and took part in the German-Soviet War, which led the Soviet people against Nazi Germany and its allies. As a soldier and gunner he fought on the Leningrad Front, then on the Soviet Far East against Japan. He was wounded and marked by military awards.
After demobilization Ivan Varichev entered at the
Tavricheskaya Art School
Tavricheskaya Art School () is a secondary art school in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad). This was the informal name of the art school.
From 1919 to 1961, it was located in a building at Tavricheskaya Street, Leningrad 35. From 1930 to 195 ...
in Leningrad, which he graduated in 1951. After graduation Ivan Varichev was adopted at the first course of Department of Painting at the
Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, where he studied of Ivan Stepashkin, Vitaly Valtsev,
Piotr Belousov
Piotr Petrovich Belousov (; 3 May 1912 – 31 March 1989) was a Soviet Ukrainian and Russian graphic artist, painter, art teacher, professor of the Ilya Repin Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, People's Artist of the U ...
.
In 1957, Ivan Varichev graduated from the
Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin in
Yuri Neprintsev
Yuri Mikhailovich Neprintsev (; August 15, 1909 – October 20, 1996) was a Soviet and Russian painter, graphic artist, art teacher, professor of the Repin Institute of Arts, and a member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR. He is regarded b ...
studio, together with
Galina Rumiantseva,
Zlata Bizova
Zlata Nikolaevna Bizova (; 29 March 1927 – 8 August 2013) was a Russian Soviet realist painter and graphic artist, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). She was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 19 ...
,
Ilya Glazunov
Ilya Sergeyevich Glazunov (; 10 June 1930 – 9 July 2017) was a Soviet and Russian artist from Saint Petersburg. He was the founder of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture where he also served as a rector up until his de ...
,
Elena Gorokhova, Vladimir Malevsky,
Dmitry Oboznenko
Dmitry Georgievich Oboznenko (; July 10, 1930 – June 19, 2002) was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, Honored Artist of the RSFSR who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg. He was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (bef ...
, Vladimir Proshkin, and other young artists. His graduation work was genre painting "The Return from mowing"
Since 1957 Ivan Varichev has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted landscapes, genre paintings, and sketches from the life. He is most famous for etudes done from nature and lyrical landscapes of rural Russia.
Ivan Varichev became a member of the
Leningrad Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg () was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called ":ru:Ленинградский Союз художников, Leningrad Union of ...
in 1960.
Ivan Varichev was awarded the honorary titles of the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1983), and the People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2005).
Paintings by Ivan Varichev reside in
State Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum (), formerly known as the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (), on Arts Square in Saint Petersburg, is the world's largest depository of Russian fine art. It is also one of the largest art museums in ...
,
State Tretyakov Gallery
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The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Muscovite merchant Pavel ...
, in art museums and private collections in Russia, Japan, China, England, in the US, France,
[''Saint-Pétersbourg - Pont-Audemer. Dessins, Gravures, Sculptures et Tableaux du XX siècle du fonds de L' Union des Artistes de Saint-Pétersbourg.'' - Pont-Audemer: 1994. - pp. 87, 101.] and others.
Honours and awards
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Order of the Patriotic War
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, 1st class
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Order of Glory
The Order of Glory () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on November 8, 1943. It was awarded to soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the Red Army as well as to aviation ...
*
Medal "For Courage", twice
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Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
The Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" () was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to recognise the valour and hard work of the Soviet ...
References
Sources
* ''Artists of the peoples of the USSR. Biography and Bibliography Dictionary. Volume 2''. - Moscow: Iskusstvo Edition, 1972. - p. 168.
* ''Saint-Pétersbourg - Pont-Audemer. Dessins, Gravures, Sculptures et Tableaux du XX siècle du fonds de L' Union des Artistes de Saint-Pétersbourg.'' - Pont-Audemer: 1994. - pp. 87, 101.
* ''Matthew C. Bown. Dictionary of 20th Century Russian and Soviet Painters 1900-1980s''. - London: Izomar, 1998. , .
* ''Time for change. The Art of 1960-1985 in the Soviet Union.'' - Saint Petersburg: State Russian Museum, 2006. - p. 164.
* ''Irina Romanycheva. Academic Dacha. History and traditions''. - Saint Petersburg: Petropol Publishing House, 2009. - pp. 136–137.
* ''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' - Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 9, 18, 29, 284, 358, 391-396, 399, 401-404, 406, 407, 415-419, 421-424. , .
* ''Artists of Peter's Academy of Arts and Sciences''. - Saint Petersburg: Ladoga Edition, 2008. - pp. 36–37.
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1924 births
2016 deaths
Leningrad School artists
Members of the Leningrad Union of Artists
Recipients of the Medal "For Courage" (Russia)
Recipients of the Order of Glory
Repin Institute of Arts alumni
Socialist realist artists
Soviet military personnel of World War II
Soviet painters
Tavricheskaya Art School alumni
20th-century Russian painters
Russian male painters
21st-century Russian painters
20th-century Russian male artists
21st-century Russian male artists