Pushkin" (1974), State Tretyakov Gallery, unfinished. “One” (from the cycle “Mezen Widows”, 1966-1968), National Art Gallery of Armenia. “Grandma Anisya was a good person” (1973), State Tretyakov Gallery "Father's Overcoat" (1972), State Tretyakov Gallery "The brigade is resting" (1965), State Tretyakov Gallery "The Bolotov Family" (1968), State Tretyakov Gallery "Northern Song" (1968), State Tretyakov Gallery "Builders of Bratsk" (1960-1961), State Tretyakov Gallery (TG) The main works of Viktor Efimovich are devoted to the Soviet life of his time: He was buried at the Cherkizovsky cemetery. Subsequently, the collector claimed that he acted according to the instructions. The artist died on Novemas a result of an accident: he was shot dead by a collector at close range when he approached the collector's car and asked the driver to give him a lift. The posthumous personal exhibition of his works, held at the State Tretyakov Gallery, became an event in the artistic life. Popkov's painting influenced the formation of the creative principles of the young masters of the 1970s, including T. The search for his own style led him to constantly change the way he conveyed his ideas and observations.Ī special theme for the artist was a self-portrait, in which he creates a collective image of a contemporary ("Father's Overcoat", 1970-1972). In his later works, Popkov was inspired by the creativity of the peoples of Russia. His work reflects the theme of the unfulfilled fate of the generation that became a victim of the Great Patriotic War (cycle "Mezen's Widows", 1966-1968). The artist openly expressed his personal attitude to the world and man. The narrative in his paintings unfolds as if "from the first person". After the official art of the Stalin era, which expressed the state ideology, it was in the works of Popkov that the author's voice again sounded. The artist was in a constant search for knowledge and impressions, so he traveled all over the country throughout his creative life.By the mid-1960s, he completely departed from this style. Among them is one of the central works of the "severe style" - "Builders of Bratsk" (1960-1961 also known as "Builders of the Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station". Performed a number of paintings based on impressions from trips. He visited Irkutsk, Bratsk and other cities and regions of Siberia, where large construction projects were being carried out at that time. This heavily illustrated book looks at all aspects of the life and work of this important Russian artist working with in the Soviet system. In the 1950s and 1960s, the artist traveled extensively around the country. He studied at the Art and Graphic Pedagogical School (1948-1952) and the Moscow State Art Institute named after V. Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1975 - posthumously).īorn Main Moscow in a working class family. People vote with their money this means there is demand for the artist”.Viktor Efimovich Popkov (MaNovember 12, 1974) was a Soviet artist and graphic artist. His paintings were sold at major auctions by Sotheby’s and Christie’s. If you look at the public auctions in the West, Popkov, I think, is the most expensive figurative realist artist. The book, written by the distinguished Russian artist and art historian Peter Kozorezenko Jr, is the first in-depth review of Viktor Popkov and commemorates his artistic accomplishments 80 years after his birth.Īs Kozorezenko says, “Popkov is a unique figure in Soviet and Russian art: his paintings were bought by the Tretyakov Gallery when he was just 27. This is a unique achievement. His student works were bought by the State Tretyakov Gallery, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. Viktor Popkov won the Grand Prix at the World Biennale in Paris in 1967 when he was just 35 years old. Viktor Popkov – a Russian Painter of Genius focuses on the life and works of one of the most celebrated Soviet artists of his time whose life was cut short when he was shot and killed in a tragic incident in Moscow in 1974. Viktor Popkov is the subject of the first book in this series. The series, based on artists whose works are in the Filatov Family Art Fund’s collection, will focus on Russian artists of the Socialist Realism style. This is the first in a series of annual books on iconic Soviet artists to promote international awareness of this critically acclaimed, but less well known, period in Russian art. Unicorn Press Ltd announce the publication of Viktor Popkov – a Russian Painter of Genius. VIKTOR POPKOV: A RUSSIAN PAINTER OF GENIUS
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