Lev Orekhov

Lev Orekhov studied at Repin Institute of Arts. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Saint Petersburg.

• Name — Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov • Born — November 8, 1913 • Birthplace — Tula, Russian Empire • Died — November 6, 1992 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation • Field — Painting, Graphics • Training — Repin Institute of Arts • Movement — Realism

Lev Nikolaevich Orekhov was born November 8, 1913, in the industrial city of Tula, located in the Moscow region of the Russian Empire. In 1932, Orekhov entered at the first course of the painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. There, he studied under Boris Fogel, Semion Abugov, Genrikh Pavlovsky. In 1939, Lev Orekhov graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Alexander Osmerkin workshop. His graduation work was a genre painting named A Rest of collective farmers in haymaking time during the lunch break. From 1939, Lev Orekhov participated in art exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, still-life, genre scenes, and sketches from the life. In the 1950s, he was most famous for his Crimea etudes done from nature, later for summer landscapes and genre scenes of Russian countryside life. In the 1950s, Lev Orekhov painted plein air, with special attention to lighting and tonal relationships. He painted with an accented stroke. In the 1960s, his style morphed towards a more decorative and graphic quality of painting. His drawing and composition become more abstract. Since 1946, Lev Orekhov was a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists. He died on November 6, 1992, in Saint Petersburg. His paintings reside in museums and private collections in Russia, France, England, the U.S., Italy, and other countries.

Lev Orekhov is classed in the genre landscape painting. Recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded as having received Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" and Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class.