Boris Korneev Artist

Boris Vasilievich Korneev (Russian: Бори́с Васи́льевич Корне́ев; 15 February 1922, Petrozavodsk, Soviet Russia – 24 December 1973, Leningrad, USSR) – Soviet Russian painter and art teacher, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, professor of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of the major representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre painting and portraits.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 15, 1922
Birth place	Petrozavodsk , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Nationality	Russians
Date of death	December 24, 1973
Place of death	Soviet Union , Saint Petersburg