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Soviet graphic artists

51 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aleksandr DeynekaPhotographer · PhotographyAleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka (20 May 1899 – 12 June 1969) was a Soviet painter, graphic artist and sculptor, regarded as one of the most important Russian modernist figurative painters…
Aleksandr ShevchenkoArtist · SculptureAleksandr Vasilievich Shevchenko also Oleksandr Vasyliovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Шевченко;
Aleksandra EksterIllustrator · IllustrationAleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster (née Grigorovich; – 17 March 1949), also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Russian and French painter and designer.
Alexander BogomazovArtist · PaintingsAlexander Konstantinovich Bogomazov or Oleksandr Kostiantynovych Bohomazov (March 26, 1880 – June 3, 1930) was a Ukrainian painter, cubo-futurist, modern art theoretician and is recognised…
Anna Ostroumova-LebedevaEngraver · PrintsAnna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (17 May 1871 — 5 May 1955) was a Russian draughtsman and painter during the Modernist period, most notable for her watercolor painting.
Boris UspenskijArtist · PaintingsBoris Andreevich Uspenskij (born 1937, in Moscow) is a Russian linguist, philologist, semiotician, and historian of culture.
Dmitry MoorDesigner · Modern designThe pseudonym "Moor" was taken from the nam
El LissitzkyArtist · SculptureEl Lissitzky (born Lazar Markovich Lissitzky; 23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was a Russian and Soviet artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and…
Elizaveta KruglikovaEngraver · PrintsElizaveta Sergeyevna Kruglikova (Russian: Елизавета Сергеевна Кругликова; 31 January [O.S. 19 January] 1865 – 21 July 1941) was a Russian-Soviet painter, etcher, silhouettist and monotypist.
Ernst NeizvestnyArtist · SculptureErnst Iosifovich Neizvestny (born Erik Iosifovich Neizvestny; 9 April 1925 – 9 August 2016) was a Russian sculptor, painter, graphic artist, and art philosopher.
Eugene LancerayArtist · SculptureYevgeny Yevgenyevich Lanceray (– 13 September 1946), also often spelled Eugene Lansere, was a Russian graphic artist, painter, sculptor, mosaicist, and illustrator, associated stylistically…
Gustavs KlucisPhotographer · PhotographyGustav Gustavovich Klutsis (Gustavs Klucis; 4 January 1895 – 26 February 1938) was a pioneering Latvian photographer and major member of the Constructivist avant-garde in the early 20th…
Halyna SevrukArtist · CeramicsHalyna Sevruk was a Soviet and Ukrainian sculptor, ceramicist, painter and artist (1929–2022). She was born in Samarkand and died in Kyiv.
Ilya KabakovEngraver · PrintsIlya Iosifovich Kabakov (Illia Yosypovych Kabakov; September 30, 1933 – May 27, 2023) was an American and Soviet conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetrovsk in what was then the Ukrainian SSR…
Konstantin SomovDesigner · Modern designKonstantin Andreyevich Somov (Russian: Константин Андреевич Сомов; 30 November [O.S.
Lavinia Bazhbeuk-MelikyanArtist · SculptureLavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan (April 3, 1922 – November 8, 2005) was a Soviet-Armenian painter who was a full member of the Russian Academy of Arts, and a People's Artist of the Armenian SSR.
Margit Sielska-ReichPhotographer · PhotographyMargit Sielska-Reich (26 May 1900 – 3 February 1980) was a Polish-Ukrainian painter who worked in Lviv.
Michail GrobmanAuthor · BooksIllustration — Grobman in 2013
Mikayil AbdullayevArtist · PaintingsMikayil Huseyn oglu Abdullayev (19 December 1921, Baku – 21 August 2002, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani painter.
Mychajlo DerehusIllustrator · IllustrationMykhailo Hordiiovych Derehus (born December 5, 1904, Vesele, Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Kharkovsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire — July 31, 1997, Kyiv, Ukraine) was a…
Mykola HlushchenkoArtist · PaintingsMykola Hlushchenko (17 September 1901 – 31 October 1977) was a Ukrainian artist. He was a winner of the Shevchenko National Prize in 1972.
Nikolai KostrovIllustrator · IllustrationNikolai Ivanovich Kostrov (May 19, 1901 – April 11, 1995) was a Russian Soviet painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, who lived and worked in Leningrad.
Nikolai SamokyshArtist · PaintingsNikolay Semyonovich Samokish (Russian: Николай Семёнович Самокиш; Ukrainian: Микола Семенович Самокиш, romanized: Mykola Semenovych Samokysh;
Pavel FilonovAuthor · BooksPavel Nikolayevich Filonov (Russian: Па́вел Никола́евич Фило́нов, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ fʲɪˈlonəf];
Priit PärnPerson · Film memorabiliaPriit Pärn (born 26 August 1946 in Tallinn) is an Estonian cartoonist and animation director whose films have enjoyed success among critics as well as the public at various film festivals.
Pyotr KonchalovskyIllustrator · IllustrationPyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky (21 February 1876 – 2 February 1956) was a Russian and Soviet painter. Konchalovsky was a founding member and chairman of the Knave of Diamonds group.
Rihards ZariņšArtist · PaintingsRihards Zariņš (also Richards Zarriņš or Richard Sarrinsch in German; 27 June 1869 – 21 April 1939) was a Latvian graphic artist.
Robert GeninArtist · PaintingsRobert Genin (Robert Guénine; born 11 August 1884 in Vysokoye near Klimovichi in the Region of Mogilev, now Belarus;
Serge PoliakoffArtist · CeramicsSerge Poliakoff (January 8, 1900 – October 12, 1969) was a Russian-born French modernist painter belonging to the 'New' École de Paris (Tachisme).
Simon KozhinArtist · PaintingsSimon Leonidovitch Kozhin (sometimes Kojin; born March 1979) is a contemporary Russian artist.
Sofiya Nalepinska-BoychukEngraver · PrintsSofiya Oleksandrivna Nalepinska-Boychuk (30 July 1884 – 11 December 1937) was a Polish-born Ukrainian artist, now largely known for her woodcuts.
Stasys EidrigevičiusArtist · PaintingsStasys Eidrigevičius (born 24 July 1949 in Mediniškiai, Lithuania) is a painter and graphic artist.
Tamar AbakeliaArtist · SculptureTamar Abakelia (also spelled as Tamara Abakeliya; Georgian: თამარ აბაკელია; Russian: Тама́ра Абаке́лия;
Tatyana MavrinaArtist · PaintingsTatyana Alekseyevna Mavrina (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Маврина; 7 December 1902 – 19 August 1996) was a Soviet artist and children's book illustrator.
Valentina KulaginaDesigner · Modern designValentina Kulagina, full name Valentina Nikiforovna Kulagina-Klutsis (1902–1987) was a Russian painter and book, poster, and exhibition designer.
Vasily SedlyarIllustrator · IllustrationVasyl Teofanovych Sedliar (Ukrainian: Васи́ль Теофанович Седля́р: 12 April 1899, Khristyvka, Myrhorod Raion — 13 July 1937, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian painter, illustrator and art teacher;
Vasyl KrychevskyDesigner · DesignVasyl Hryhorovych Krychevsky (January 12, 1873 – November 15, 1952) was a Ukrainian painter, architect, art scholar, graphic artist, film art consultant, pedagogue and master of applied art…
Vera ErmolaevaArtist · PaintingsVera Ermolaeva (November 2, 1893September 26, 1937) was a Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator who participated in the Russian avant-garde movement.
Vladimir FavorskyEngraver · PrintsVladimir Andreyevich Favorsky (March 14, 1886 – December 29, 1964) was a Russian draughtsman and art teacher, active in Moscow from Tsar Nicholas II's reign through Khruschev's rule, best…
Vladimir SuteevIllustrator · IllustrationVladimir Grigorevich Suteev (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Сутеев) (5 July 1903 – 10 March 1993) was a Russian author, artist and animator who primarily wrote stories for children.
Vladimir TatlinEngraver · PrintsVladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin (– 31 May 1953) was a Russian and Soviet painter, architect, and stage-designer.
Wassily KandinskyArtist · PaintingsWassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (– 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras.
Yakov ChernikhovDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Tower of the 'Krasny Gvozdilshchik' ('Red Nailer') Factory in St. Petersburg, February 2006.
Yervand KocharArtist · SculptureYervand "Kochar" Kocharyan, also known as Ervand Kochar (. 1899 – 1979) was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement.
Yury AnnenkovDesigner · Modern designYury Pavlovich Annenkov (also known as Georges Annenkov; – 12 July 1974), was a Russian avant-garde draughtsman and painter mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits.

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