Piotr Petrovich Litvinsky (; 7 November 1927 – 8 July 2009) was a Russian Soviet realist painter and art teacher,

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also known as Honored Artist of Russia, is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is awarded to actors, directors, filmmakers, writers, d ...

, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad) and Moscow. 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), and regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his cityscapes and historical paintings.

Biography

Piotr Petrovich Litvinsky was born on 7 November 1927 in Leningrad, USSR. His mother was a doctor, his father - a major engineer. In the years 1943-1948 Piotr Litvinsky studied in

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 ...

. After graduation in 1949 he entered the Department of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin. There he studied under Piotr Belousov, Ivan Stepashkin, and Ivan Sorokin. In 1955, Piotr Litvinsky graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture as artist of painting in

Rudolf Frentz Rudolf Rudolfovich Frentz (; 23 July 1888 – 27 December 1956) was a Soviet and Russian painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, illustrator and art teacher who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists a ...

workshop, together with Yuri Belov, Evgeny Maltsev, Victor Reikhet, Galina Smirnova, and other young artists. His graduated work was an historical painting named "Evpatiy Kolovrat", dedicated to Russian a warrior of the times of Mongol invasion in the 13th century, a hero of Russian epos and many literary works. Since 1952 Piotr Litvinsky had participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, historical and genre paintings, landscapes, still lifes, and cityscapes. Piotr Litvinsky was 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 ...

since 1955. Over 40 years, Piotr Litvinsky combined his creative activities with pedagogical work. He taught at the Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Industry (1962–1979), in the Alexander Hertzen Pedagogical Institute (1979–1984). In 1984–1986, Piotr Litvinsky taught in Vasily Surikov Institute in Moscow, then in Ilya Glazunov Academy of Arts (since 1987) . In 1996 Piotr Litvinsky was awarded the honorary title of the

. Piotr Petrovich Litvinsky died in Moscow on 8 July 2009 at the eighty-second year of life. His paintings reside in Art Museums and private collections in Russia, Spain, France,''Peinture Russe. Catalogue.'' - Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 18 Fevrier, 1991. - p.7,59-60. in the U.S., Japan, Italy, and others.

Bibliography

* ''Peinture Russe. Catalogue.'' - Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 18 Fevrier, 1991. - p. 7,59-60. * ''The Still-life in painting of 1940-1990s. The Leningrad School. Exhibition catalogue''. - Saint Petersburg: Nikolai Nekrasov Memorial museum, 1997. - p. 4. * ''Maestros de la pintura Rusa''. - Madrid: Galeria de Arte Castello 120, 1997. - p. 3,6. * ''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' - Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 263, 337, 364, 389, 391–394, 401, 404, 405, 414–416, 420, 422, 443. , .

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