*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING *** * TITLE: "Portrait of a girl" * ARTISTS: Zaretsky Victor Ivanovich * SIZE: 67x47 cm/'26.37x18.50 inches' * MEDIUM: pencil, cardboard * HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection * CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product
About the artist: An outstanding Ukrainian painter, he worked in the field of easel and monumental painting. Born on February 10, 1925 in the city of Belopole, Sumy region. From 1947 to 1953 he studied at the Kiev Art Institute, in the workshop of Sergei Grigoriev. From 1953 to 1957 he taught at the Kiev Art Institute. Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1956. He worked as a monumental painter, but became famous for his easel works. He took part in numerous republican and regional exhibitions. Together with his wife, artist Alla Gorskaya, he was one of the leaders of the movement of the sixties, since 1963 he was the head of the Kiev club of creative youth. He organized his own art studio, which he headed from 1978 to 1985. He created the direction "Ukrainian Secession", was the first to open the doors to modern Ukrainian art. More than 200 students studied in his art studio, among them were such famous artists as Olesya Avramenko and others. He developed an original pedagogical system "Reflections at the Canvas", the text of which was first published by his son in the magazine "Obrazovorche mystestvo" (No. 1-2 for 1993). In 1994, Zaretsky was posthumously awarded the State Prize. T. Shevchenko. V. Zaretsky's works are kept in many museums of Ukraine and private collections.
