Vecheslav Zagonek Artist

Vecheslav Frantsevich Zagonek (Russian: Вячесла́в Фра́нцевич Заго́нек; December 19, 1919, city of Irkutsk, Soviet Russia – June 24, 1994, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation) was a Soviet, Russian painter, People's Artist of the USSR, Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists and regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his lyrical landscapes and genre paintings.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 19, 1919
Birth place
Siberia , Irkutsk , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Date of deathJune 24, 1994
Place of death
Soviet Union , Saint Petersburg

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Artist

Award
People's Artist of the USSR
Meritorious Artist
People's Artist of the Russian Federation
Field of work
Painting
Movement
Realism (arts)
training at
Imperial Academy of Arts

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External resources

  1. http://www.leningradartist.com
  2. http://www.leningradartist.com/chronology.htm
  3. http://www.leningradartist.com/outline.htm