Irina Dobrekova

Irina Dobrekova studied at Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. Places of work recorded in the authority are Saint Petersburg.

• Name — Irina Dobrekova • Native Name — Ирина Добрякова • Born — 16 February 1931 • Birthplace — Leningrad, USSR • Field — Painting • Training — Vera Mukhina Institute • Movement — Realism

Irina Dobrekova was born on 16 February 1931, in Leningrad, USSR. In 1961 she graduated from Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Industry in Alexander Kazantsev workshop, where she studied under Piotr Buchkin, Arseny Semionov, and Lev Chegorovsky. Irina Dobrekova has participated in Art Exhibitions since 1965. She painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre scenes, work in oil and tempera painting. She replaced her art plein air style of 1950–1960 with inventing motives and interest to transfer of internal tension and latent drama in themes, where at first glance, nothing happens. Her 1980s still lifes is distinguished by bright intense color and sharp composition. In 1972 Irina Dobrekova become a member of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists. From 1960 to 1970 she repeatedly worked in the House of creativity «Staraya Ladoga». Her paintings reside in museums and private collections of Russia, France, Germany, Finland, in the U.S., England, and other countries.