Aleksandr Deyneka

Aleksandr Deyneka
Aleksandr Alexandrovich Deyneka
Born May 20, 1899
Kursk, Imperial Russia
Died June 12, 1969
Moscow, USSR

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Дейне́ка; May 20, 1899, Kursk - June 12, 1969, Moscow) was a Soviet 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.

He studied at Kharkov Art College (pupil of Alexander Lubimov) and at VKhUTEMAS. He was a founding member of groups such as OST and Oktyabr, 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 Defence 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 was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.

He is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

He is in the highest category "1A - a world famous artist" in "United Artists Rating".

Works

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

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