Alexander Nikolayevich Samokhvalov Artist

Alexander Nikolayevich Samokhvalov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Самохва́лов; 21 August 1894 - 20 August 1971) was a Soviet Russian painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, illustrator, art teacher and Honored Arts Worker of the RSFSR, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, and was regarded as one of the founders and brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre and portrait painting.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 21, 1894
Birth place	Bezhetsk , Tver Oblast , Russian Empire
Nationality	Russians
Date of death	August 20, 1971
Place of death	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , Saint Petersburg