Spring Exhibition of Leningrad artists of 1969 (russian: "Весенняя выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1969 года") opened in the Exhibition Halls of the ''Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists'' to become one of notable Art Exhibition of 1969 in the Soviet Union.

History and Organization

For the organization and preparation of Exhibition was formed Exhibition Committee in consist of authoritative art-experts. Exhibition Catalog was published. At whole Exhibition attended over 170 artists of the Leningrad.

Contributing Artists

In the largest Department of Painting were exhibited art works of 82 authors. There were Vladimir Andreev,

Evgenia Antipova Evgenia Petrovna Antipova (russian: Евге́ния Петро́вна Анти́пова; 19 October 1917 – 27 January 2009) was a Russian Soviet painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, and Art teacher, a member of the Saint Petersburg Unio ...

, Zaven Arshakuni, Nikolai Baskakov, Vsevolod Bazhenov, Dzovinar Becarian, Yacov Besperstov, Veniamin Borisov, Lidia Davidenkova,

Irina Dobrekova Irina Mikhailovna Dobrekova (russian: Ири́на Миха́йловна Добряко́ва; born 16 February 1931, Leningrad, USSR) is a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, living and working in Saint Petersburg, a member of the Saint Pe ...

German Egoshin German Pavlovich Yegoshin (russian: Герман Павлович Егошин) (April 4, 1931, Leningrad — October 2, 2009, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian and Soviet painter and art educator, an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, who l ...

, Leonid Fokin, Piotr Fomin, Vladimir Frentz, Nikolai Furmankov, Oleg Gadalov,

Nikolai Galakhov Nikolai Nikolaevich Galakhov (russian: link=, Никола́й Никола́евич Гала́хов; May 29, 1928 in Kazan, USSR) is a Russian artist. He is an ''Honored Artist of the Russian Federation'', a member of the ''Saint Petersburg ...

, Yakov Golubev, Mikhail Grachov, Elena Ivanova-Eberling, Andrei Kochetkov,

Maya Kopitseva Maya Kuzminichna Kopitseva (russian: Ма́йя Кузьми́нична Копы́тцева; May 18, 1924, in Gagry, Abkhazia, USSR – June 6, 2005, in Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet Russian still-life painter and an Honored Artist of the RSFS ...

Victor Korovin Victor Ivanovich Korovin (russian: Виктор Иванович Коровин; December 31, 1936, Leningrad, USSR — July 6, 1991, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian painter, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, who lived and worked ...

, Boris Kotick,

Mikhail Kozell Mikhail Georgievich Kozell (russian: Михаи́л Гео́ргиевич Ко́зелл; October 20, 1911 – July 26, 1993) was a Soviet Russian painter and Art teacher, who lived and worked in Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg), and who ...

Vladimir Krantz Vladimir Pavlovich Krantz (russian: Влади́мир Па́влович Кра́нц; February 17, 1913 in Mozdok, North Caucasus, Russian Empire – July 20, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, lived and worked in ...

, Sergei Lastochkin, Boris Lavrenko,

Ivan Lavsky Ivan Ivanovich Lavsky (russian: link=no, Ива́н Ива́нович Ла́вский; uk, Іва́н Іва́нович Ла́вський August 23, 1919, city of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Soviet Republic – October 10, 1977, Leningrad, US ...

, Valery Lednev, Vera Lubimova,

Dmitry Maevsky Dmitry Ivanovich Maevsky (russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Мае́вский; 17 May 1917, Petrograd, Russian Empire – 23 July 1992, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member o ...

Boris Maluev Boris Yakovlevich Maluev (russian: Борис Яковлевич Малуев; February 6, 1929, Stalingrad, USSR; October 24, 1987, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian painter, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, Honored Artist of t ...

, Vladimir Maximikhin, Lidia Milova,

Alexander Naumov Alexander Alexandrovich Naumov (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Нау́мов; December 28, 1935 – December 31, 2010) was a Soviet, Russian painter, lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, member of the Saint Pet ...

Yaroslav Nikolaev Yaroslav Sergeevich Nikolaev (russian: Ярослав Серге́евич Николаев; April 30, 1899, Šiauliai, Russian Empire — July 1, 1978, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Art worker of Russian Federation (195 ...

, Vasily Oreshkin, Victor Otiev, Yuri Pavlov, Genrikh Pavlovsky,

Varlen Pen Pen Varlen (russian: Пен Варлен; ; September 29, 1916, Russian Empire; May 26, 1990, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian — Korean painter and graphic artist, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, lived and worked in Leningrad, ...

, Vsevolod Petrov-Maslakov, Valentin Pechatin, Tamara Polosatova,

Ivan Savenko Ivan Grigorievich Savenko (russian: Ива́н Григо́рьевич Саве́нко; January 17, 1924, Varvarovka, Chernigov Province, Ukrainian SSR, USSR – 1987, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet painter, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, liv ...

Vladimir Sakson Vladimir Stanislavovich Sakson (russian: Влади́мир Станисла́вович Са́ксон; May 17, 1927 in Leningrad, USSR – March 13, 1988 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet, Russian painter, Book illustrator, Scenographer, Stage ...

, Alexander Semionov,

Yuri Shablikin Yuri Mikhailovich Shablikin (russian: Ю́рий Миха́йлович Шаблы́кин; October 31, 1932, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet, Russian realist painter, graphic artist, restorer, art teacher, who live and work in Saint Petersburg, ...

, Boris Shamanov,

Alexander Shmidt Alexander Vladimirovich Shmidt (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Шми́дт; August 15, 1911 – May 5, 1987) was a Russian-Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and Art teacher who lived and worked in Leni ...

, Igor Skorobogatov, Elena Skuin, Kim Slavin, Nina Suzdaleva,

German Tatarinov German Alexeevich Tatarinov (russian: Ге́рман Алексе́евич Тата́ринов; September 26, 1925 – August 3, 2006) – Soviet, Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded ...

Ivan Varichev Ivan Mikhailovich Varichev (russian: Ива́н Миха́йлович Ва́ричев; January 15, 1924 – June 7, 2016) Russian Soviet realist painter, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, who live and work in Saint Petersburg (former L ...

, Valery Vatenin, Gleb Verner, Vasily Vikulov, Edvard Virzhikovsky,

Lazar Yazgur Lazar Semionovich Yazgur (russian: Ла́зарь Семё́нович Язгу́р; June 7, 1928, Leningrad, USSR – 2000, Israel) was a Soviet, Russian Jewish realist painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Saint Peter ...

Vecheslav Zagonek Vecheslav Frantsevich Zagonek (russian: Вячесла́в Фра́нцевич Заго́нек; December 19, 1919 – June 24, 1994) was a Soviet, Russian painter, People's Artist of the USSR, Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, w ...

Elena Zhukova Yelena Pavlovna Zhukova (russian: Елена Павловна Жукова; 5 June 1906 – 31 October 1991) was a Soviet and Russian painter, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, who lived and worked in Leningrad. She was regarded as one ...

, and others most prominent painters of the Leningrad School. In the Department of Sculptures were exhibited art works of 28 sculptors. There were Victor Bazhinov, Alexander Ignatiev, Alexander Murzin, Vladimir Stepanov, and others most prominent sculptors of Leningrad. In the Department of graphics were presented a creation of 63 artists. There were Alexander Galerkin,

Yuri Mezhirov Yuri Alexandrovich Mezhirov (russian: Юрий Александрович Межиров; February 7, 1933 in Leningrad, USSR – June 13, 2012 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist and art teacher, People arti ...

, Nikolai Muratov,

Alexei Pakhomov Alexei Fedorovich Pakhomov ( – 14 April 1973) was a Russian avant-garde painter. He is widely renowned as a master of lithography. Early in his career, he was a successful illustrator for children's books. His work during World War II earned ...

, Tatiana Shishmareva, Vladimir Vetrogonsky, Victor Wilner, Rudolf Yakhnin, Vladimir Zhukov, Vasily Zvontsov, and others most prominent graphic artists of the Leningrad.

Contributed Artworks

For exposition were selected art works created in 1968-1969, also some earlier works. All they were exhibited in the first time. Some of them were subsequently found in the collections of Soviet Art museums, as well as domestic and foreign galleries and collectors. Portrait was presented of ''"Saleswoman of seeds"'' by Dzovinar Becarian, ''"Portrait of the woman artist"'' by Lidia Davidenkova, ''"Girl student freshman"'' by Valery Lednev, ''"Portrait of artist Leonid Ptytsin"'' by Yuri Pavlov, ''"Portrait of the Mikhail Ekaterininsky, People's Artists"'' by

, ''"Portrait of father"'' by Boris Shamanov, ''"Student Girl"'' by Nina Suzdaleva, and others. Genre painting was presented of ''"At the pond"'' by Veniamin Borisov, ''"Waiting"'' by Leonid Fokin, ''"Overnight of geologists"'' by Vladimir Frentz, ''"Fishermen"'' by Oleg Gadalov, ''"The Rain. Study for the painting"'' by

, ''"Oil"'' by

, ''"Free-kick"'' by Vasily Oreshkin, ''"Horse Racing"'' by Victor Otiev, ''"Casting Yard"'' by Tamara Polosatova, ''"Horses"'' by

, and others. Landscape, Seascape and Cityscape were presented of ''"Olive trees"'' by

, ''"By the spring"'' by Vsevolod Bazhenov, ''"Blooming trees"'' by

, ''"On the Shore of White Sea"'', ''"Umba village in Karelia"'' by

, ''"A new fence"'', ''"Crude Autumn"'' by

, ''"Ancient village"'', ''"Birches"'', ''"At the walls of the Monastery"'' by

, ''"In the Spring"'' by

, ''"May"'', ''"April"'' by

, ''" Dresden City"'', ''" Zwinger (Dresden)"'' by Boris Lavrenko, ''"In the Galf"'', ''"Rain in Leningrad"'' by

, ''"Oats"'' by

, ''"

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, ''"Ural region. The First snow"'', ''"Spring Nature"'', ''"An Autumn. The Northern Ural"'', ''"A Road to the

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, ''"A Morning in the forest"'', ''"A White night"'' by

, ''"Leningrad in the morning"'' by Alexander Semionov, ''"The Night"'' by Boris Shamanov, ''"The bank of the Volkhov River"'' by

, ''"A Red House"'', ''"Blooming Pussy-Willow"'', ''"Flowering"'', ''"A Hoarfrost"'' by Kim Slavin, ''"April day"'' by

, ''"Spring Day"'', ''"Autumn"'', ''"First snow"'' by

, ''"Spring tracery"'', ''"Alley in Narva town"'' by Valery Vatenin, ''"Early spring"'' by

, ''"Comes May. Snowdrops"'', ''"Blossomed Bird-Cherry"'', ''"Alder and Willow branches"'' by

, ''"On the banks of the Volkhov River"'' by

, and others. Still life paintings were presented of ''"A Window. Nasturtiums"'' by

, ''"Still life with cornflowers"'' by

, ''"The spines"'' by

, ''"Apricots"'', ''"Still life with Pineapple"'' by

, ''"Flowers"'', ''"A Lilac"'' by Lidia Milova, ''"Still life with Melon"'' by Genrikh Pavlovsky, ''"Wildflowers"'' by Boris Shamanov, ''"Wistarias"'', ''"A Branch of Apricot"'' by Elena Skuin, ''"Spring still life"'' by

, and others.

Acknowledgment

Spring Exhibition of Leningrad artists of 1969 was widely covered in press and in literature on Soviet fine art.''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.396, 417.

References

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