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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Дейне́ка; May 20, 1899 – June 12, 1969) was a Soviet and Russian painter, graphic artist and sculptor, regarded as one of the most important Russian modernist figurative painters of the first half of the 20th century. His Collective Farmer on a Bicycle (1935) has been described as exemplifying the socialist realist style.[1]

Aleksandr Alexandrovich Deyneka
Александр Александрович Дейнека
Born20 May 1899
Kursk, Imperial Russia
Died12 June 1969(1969-06-12) (aged 70)
Moscow, USSR
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Alma materVKhUTEMAS
OccupationPainter, graphic artist, sculptor.
Spouse(s)Serafima Lychyova (1930-1959), Yelena Volkova-Deyneka (1959-1969)

Life and career


Deyneka was born in Kursk and studied at Kharkov Art College (pupil of Alexander Lubimov) and at VKhUTEMAS.[citation needed] He was a founding member of groups such as OST and Oktyabr,[2] and his work gained wide exposure in major exhibitions. His paintings and drawings (the earliest are often monochrome due to the shortage of art supplies) depict genre scenes as well as labour and often sports. Deyneka later began painting monumental works, such as The Defense of Petrograd in 1928, which remains his most iconic painting, and The Battle of Sevastopol in 1942, The Outskirts of Moscow. November 1941 and The Shot-Down Ace. His mosaics are a feature of Mayakovskaya metro station in Moscow. He is in the highest category "1A - a world famous artist" in "United Art Rating".[3]

Deyneka is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.


Legacy


The title from one of Deyneka's works, "Work, Build and Don’t Whine", was used as the title for a 2016 exhibition of Socialist Realist art at London's Gallery for Russian Arts and Design. One modern critic, however, suggested that Deyneka's posters are less radical than his fore-bearers like Alexander Rodchenko, and as a result, less interesting.[4][5]


Honours and awards



Selected works


The Defense of Petrograd, 1928
"The Defense of Petrograd", 1928
The Defense of Sevastopol, 1942
"The Defense of Sevastopol", 1942
Hockey Players, mosaic, 1959 - 1960
"Hockey Players", mosaic, 1959 - 1960

See also



References


  1. "Left out in the cold" by Alastair Smart in The Telegraph 8 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. "Художник недели: Александр Дейнека". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. "Московский художник Дейнека Александр Александрович". Socialist Realism. Kiev club of collectors.
  4. Güner, Fisun (13 June 2016). "From kitchen slaves to industrial workers – the superwomen of Soviet art". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  5. "10 paintings by Aleksandr Deyneka that everyone should know". Russia Beyond the Headlines. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-02-19.



На других языках


[de] Alexander Alexandrowitsch Deineka

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Deineka (russisch Александр Александрович Дейнека; * 8. Maijul. / 20. Mai 1899greg. in Kursk; † 12. Juni 1969 in Moskau) war ein russischer Maler, Grafiker und Plastiker.
- [en] Aleksandr Deyneka

[fr] Alexandre Deïneka

Alexandre Alexandrovitch Deïneka (en russe : Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Дейне́ка), né le 8 mai 1899 (20 mai 1899 dans le calendrier grégorien) à Koursk (Empire russe) et mort le 12 juin 1969 à Moscou (Union soviétique), est un peintre, affichiste et sculpteur soviétique.

[it] Aleksandr Deyneka

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka (in russo: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Дейне́ка?; 20 maggio 1899 – 12 giugno 1969) è stato un pittore, grafico e scultore sovietico. Considerato uno dei più importanti artisti russi della prima metà del Novecento all'interno del movimento denominato Realismo socialista.

[ru] Дейнека, Александр Александрович

Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Дейне́ка (8 [20] мая 1899[1], Курск[2] — 12 июня 1969[2][3][4][…], Москва[2]) — советский художник-живописец, монументалист, график, скульптор , педагог. Народный художник СССР (1963). Герой Социалистического Труда (1969). Лауреат Ленинской премии (1964).



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