Evgeny Pozdniakov
Russian artist (1923-1991)
Evgeny Mikhailovich Pozdniakov (Russian: Евге́ний Миха́йлович Поздняко́в; 9 July 1923, Petrograd, USSR – 1991, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet, Russian painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most known for his landscape paintings.
Biography
Evgeny Mikhailovich Pozdniakov was born on 9 July 1923 in Petrograd (former Saint Petersburg, in 1924 renamed of Leningrad), USSR.
In years 1933-1938, Evgeny Pozdniakov studied drawing and painting at Art studio of the City Palace of Young Pioneers, then in the Secondary Art School at the All-Russian Academy of Art in Leningrad, pupil of Vladimir Gorb.
In July 1941 Evgeny Pozdniakov was drafted into the Red Army. He was a veteran of World War II, participated in the defense of the Leningrad. Evgeny Pozdniakov was wounded, he had a military orders.
In year 1948, after the German-Soviet War and demobilization Evgeny Pozdniakov entered in Vera Mukhina Institute of Art and Design. He studied painting and drawing of Ivan Stepashkin, Gleb Savinov, Piotr Buchkin, Alexander Kazantsev.
In 1955 Evgeny Pozdniakov graduated from Higher Art and Industry School named after Vera Mukhina in Alexander Kazantsev personal workshop. His graduation work was a multi-figure decorative frieze "Builders of Communism" for the foyer of the concert hall of the Kalinin district Council of Leningrad, performed in the technique of grisaille.
Since 1955 Evgeny Pozdniakov has participated in Art Exhibitions.
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