Pirogov Victor Vladimirovich

Soviet Ukrainian painter. He was born on November 27, 1920 in Baku. He studied at the Baku Art School (1947 – 1951). He graduated from the Kiev Art Institute (1957). Teachers by specialty – K. Trokhimenko, V. Kostetsky, I. Shtilman, M. Khmelko. He worked in the easel painting industry. Member of the Great Patriotic War. He took part in republican and all-union exhibitions since 1956. Member of the National Union of Artists since 1967. Since 1979 he held the post of secretary of the Vinnitsa branch of the National Union of Artists. Lived and worked in Vinnitsa. Landscapist, portraitist, author of genre paintings. The works are kept in Vinnitsa HM, other public and private collections in Ukraine and abroad. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and medals. Participated in republican exhibitions since 1961. Major works: “On the collective farm market” (1961); “T. G. Shevchenko in the workshop “(1964); “On the ruins of Werwolf” (1965); “Initiation into the working class” (1967); “The Sower” (1968) and others.

Photo: artist Pirogov VV “Summer day” 1974 Auction № 12 “Corners” 2009 year, lot № 90. Score 6 000 – 8 000 $