Iosif Shkolnik
Illustration — Mikhail Matyushin, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Pavel Filonov, Shkolnik, Kazimir Malevich, 1913 (photograph by Karl Bulla) Iosif Solomonovič Shkolnik (30 November 1883 in Balta – 26 August 1926 in Leningrad) was a painter and set designer from the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. He studied at the Grekov Odessa Art school. In 1908 he exhibited in the New Trends in Art exhibition.
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Iosif Shkolnik

Iosif Solomonovich Shkol'nik · Ophelia2 · Public domain
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- 1883 · Balta.
- Died
- 1926 · Saint Petersburg.
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- Russian Empire · Soviet Union
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- painter
- Education
- Hrekov Odesa Art school
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Illustration — Mikhail Matyushin, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Pavel Filonov, Shkolnik, Kazimir Malevich, 1913 (photograph by Karl Bulla) Iosif Solomonovič Shkolnik (30 November 1883 in Balta – 26 August 1926 in Leningrad) was a painter and set designer from the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. He studied at the Grekov Odessa Art school. In 1908 he exhibited in the New Trends in Art exhibition.
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He was one of the co-founders of Soyuz Molodyozhi (Union of Youth). He worked with Pavel Filonov on the design of the set for Vladimir Mayakovsky: A Tragedy, a play staged by the futurists on 2 December 1913.

Выставка картин петроградских художников всех направлений. 1918-1923. Казимир Малевич среди участников и зрителей выставки. Май 1923.
Kazimir Malewicz: le peintre absolu / Andréi Nakov. - Paris: Thalia, 2006-2007. - 4 vol.: ill.

Картины Иосифа Соломоновича Школьника (1883−1926)
Иосиф Соломонович Школьник (1883−1926)
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1883
Iosif Shkolnik was born on 30 November 1883.
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Iosif Shkolnik died at Saint Petersburg.
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Iosif Solomonovich Shkolnik, Iosif Solomonovich Shkol'nik, Iosif Solomonovič Škol'nik, Yosyp Shkolnyk and Yosyp Solomonovych Shkolnyk.
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