“Cherry-Chernigov”

Soviet Ukrainian painter. Member of the USSR Academy of Arts. He was born on February 19, 1925, in the village of Dubolugovka, Nezhinsky district, Chernihiv region. He graduated from the Odessa Art College (1945-1950). Teachers by specialty – L. Muchnik, M. Sheluto, M. Poplavsky. He worked in the easel painting industry, a monumentalist and decorator. Member of the Chernihiv Regional Union of Artists since 1955. Major works: “Mill near the village. Brittany “(1946),” The Wheel of History “(1953),” Self-portrait “(1956), Kolkhoz Field October. “It’s good to live on the collective farm” (1970), “The Mystery Day” (1970), “The Forgotten Church” (1972), “Autumn for the Desna” (1973), “In the Land of Our Ancestors” (1976), “Native Land” ( 1975), “Parent land” (1976), “Inna, who left for Holland” (1980), “Kamenica Lizogub in Sydney” (1986), “Lake Magistratskoe” (1998). Participated in exhibitions: republican since 1952. Lived and worked in Chernigov. The works of the painter are represented in many public and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Photo: Koshel N.Ya. “At a construction site”