Title: Vax Bentsion (Boris) (Ukrainian artist), "In the virgin lands", oil on canvasDescription: ARTIST: Vax Bentsion (Boris) Iosifovich, Ukrainian artist TITLE: "In the virgin lands" SIZE: 148 x 183 cm, (58 1/4 x 72 in.) MEDIUM: oil on canvas YEAR OF CREATION: not dated CONDITION: The painting is in good vintage condition, as shown in the photographs. It is currently unframed. The framed image provided is a computer-generated mockup intended to illustrate how the artwork might look when displayed in a frame on a wall. Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding the item's condition or to request additional images. Kindly note that the colors of the painting may vary slightly due to individual monitor settings. SHIPPING: The painting will be shipped without a stretcher (back frame), carefully rolled and packed in a protective tube for safe international delivery. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Vax Bentsion (Boris) Iosifovich - was born on May 12, 1912 in Zhytomyr. He graduated from Kyiv Art College (1932); and Kharkiv Art Institute (1944-1948). Specialty teachers are S. Prokhorov, O. Kokel, A. Cherkassky, M. Deregus, and A. Kramarenko. Painter, graphic artist. He worked in the field of easel monumental painting, and graphics. He created several idealized images of his contemporaries. Leading topics are torsion poetry of a toiler. In the 1960s-1970s, he was influenced by the "severe" style, which turned his paintings into a kind of poster. Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine (1950). Honored Artist of the USSR (1973). Member of World War II. Was awarded a medal. Since 1933 he lived in Stalino (Donetsk): as a club artist, and a painting teacher at the Palace of Pioneers. He was a lecturer in Kharkiv Art College (1948-1952). He worked at the Art Fund of Kharkiv (1951-1955). Participated in republican, Union, and foreign art exhibitions (1949). Personal exhibitions - in Kharkiv (1972), Kyiv (1975). Main works: painting - "Adopted" (1954), "Cranes. Front Spring" (1957), "Kharkiv Region" (1960), "On the Virgin Lands" (1961), "In the Battle of the Communist" (1962 - 1965); triptych "Bread" (1968), "Morning of Donbas" (1970), "Silence" (1971), "Gladiolus" (1978), "Thunderstorm passed" (1984), "In the liberated Donbas" (1985); Graphics - "Latvian Fishermen" (1954), "Old Donbas. The family of a miner" (1957); color linocuts - "Arrest" (1961), "My Thoughts, Thoughts", "Childhood of Taras" and others. He lived and worked in Kharkiv, and died on August 4, 1989.Date/Period: not datedMaterials/Meduim: oil on canvasDimensions: 148 x 183 cm, (58 1/4 x 72 in.)
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