Semion Rotnitsky
Semion Aronovich Rotnitsky (28 December 1915 — 2004) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Art worker of Tatar Republic, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 — the Leningrad Union of Artists), who lived and worked in Leningrad. Rotnitsky is regarded as a representative of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his portrait paintings. From 1948 through 1960 he was a senior lecturer and director at the Kazan Art School.
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Semion Rotnitsky
- Name
- Semion Aronovich Rotnitsky
- Born
- 28 December 1915
- Birthplace
- Minsk, Russian Empire
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Field
- Painting
- Training
- Repin Institute of Arts
- Movement
- Realism
- Awards
- Order of the Red Star Order of the Patriotic War Medal "For the Victory Over Germany" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Died
- 2004 · Saint Petersburg.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- painter
- Honours
- Order of the Red Star · Medal For the Defence of Leningrad · Order of the Patriotic War and 2nd class
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His memoirs are titled "The Strength of the Beauty".
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• Name — Semion Aronovich Rotnitsky • Born — 28 December 1915 • Birthplace — Minsk, Russian Empire • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russia • Field — Painting • Training — Repin Institute of Arts • Movement — Realism • Awards — Order of the Red Star Order of the Patriotic War Medal "For the Victory Over Germany" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
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