Ivan Godlevsky

Ivan Ivanovich Godlevsky (Russian: Иван Иванович Годлевский; March 9, 1908 in Kholm Governorate, Russian Empire – August 20, 1998 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 — the Leningrad Union of Artists),[1] who lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as a representative of the Leningrad school of painting,[2] most famous for his landscapes painted in decorative style.[3][4]

Ivan Ivanovich Godlevsky
BornMarch 9, 1908
Kholm Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 20, 1998
Saint Petersburg, Russia
EducationRepin Institute of Arts
Known forPainting
MovementRealism
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Patriotic War
Medal "For the Victory Over Germany"

Biography

Ivan Godlevsky grew up in an orphanage. In 1925, he enrolled in an art school in Mirhorod. In 1927, he transferred to the Kiev Art Institute and attended Art Nouveau classes by Fedir Krychevsky.[5]

Paintings
Paintings of Ivan Godlevsky

See also

References
  1. Справочник членов Ленинградской организации Союза художников РСФСР. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1987. C.31.
  2. Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.392, 398.
  3. L' École de Leningrad. Auction Catalogue. Paris, Drouot Richelieu, 16 Juin 1989. P.66-67.
  4. Peinture Russe. Catalogue. Paris, Drouot Richelieu, 24 Septembre 1991. P.38-41.
  5. "Biography". Igodlevsky.ru.

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