harvest festival (socialist realism) Vyatkin,Alexander, assessment

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size 150*200 cm
Ukrainian painter and graphic artist.
Vyatkin Alexander was born 31 January 1922 in Sarapul, Udmurtia (Russia).
From 1937 to 1941 he studied at Perm art College, where his teacher was M. Semchenko.
The participant of the great Patriotic war.
From 1946 to 1952, he studied at the Kharkov state art Institute where his teachers were: P. Kotov, O. Kokel.
Vyatkin V. A. - a member of the Union of artists of Ukraine since 1960.
Since 1952 - the participant of Republican, all-Ukrainian, all-Union and international exhibitions.
Personal exhibitions of the artist were held in Kharkov ( 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1986 G. G.), Sarapul ( 1972 ), Izhevsk (1972), in New Kakhovka ( 1972 ) in Krasnograd ( 1986 ), Kherson (1986 ).
In 1964 – 1976 Vyatkin Aleksandr Vasilievich works as the chief artist of Kharkiv.
In 1958, began teaching at KhSAI.
The Professor of the Kharkov state Academy of design and arts.
In 2008 the artist was awarded the Honorary title "the Honored worker of arts of Ukraine".
Vyatkin Alexander Vasilievich wrote many vivid ,sensual paintings - landscapes, still lifes and portraits. His paintings adorn the museums and private collections of Ukraine, Russia, USA, England, Germany, Japan and other countries.