*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING *** * TITLE: "Memories of the war" * ARTISTS: Prus Viktor Nikolaevich * SIZE: 97x68 cm/'38.18x26.77 inches' * MEDIUM: oil, canvas * HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection * CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the product.
About the artist: December 19, 1941, the city of Nikopol. Here was born the future famous not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders, the artist Prus Viktor Nikolaevich. The boy's childhood was quite difficult, as there was a severe war with the fascist invaders.
Already at the age of five, Vitya began to draw, and when he was 8 years old, he began to study in the circle of fine arts, located at the House of Pioneers. At the age of nine, the boy begins to study with the artist Ivan Grigoryevich Guz.
1954 Victor enters the art school of the city of Dnepropetrovsk.
1960 The young man graduates from college, and begins to participate in Russian and foreign exhibitions.
1986, Moscow. The artist organizes a research group to create the project "Cities of the Future".
1988 For an outstanding contribution to the art world, one of the stars in the constellation Sagittarius was named after the artist.
2008 Information about the artist is presented in the reference book "Monumentalists of Moscow".
In 2012, the artist gave an interview to a correspondent for an art newspaper that writes about the work of the inhabitants of Nikopol. In it, he clearly sets out his attitude to culture and art. He talks about his works in easel painting, as well as about the numerous monumental works he made in Dnepropetrovsk. Shares plans for the future.
On April 19, 2013, a creative evening of the artist, architect and muralist Viktor Nikolaevich Prus took place in Moscow.
