Aristarchus was born January 16 Lentulov

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Aristarchus Lentulov
Soviet artist
January 16, 1882 - April 15, 1943

Aristarchus V. Lentulov born in the village crow's Penza region (4) January 16, 1882 in the priest's family. Painting was in the Penza Art College named after ND Seliverstova, Kiev Art School and Studio, DN Kardovsky in St. Petersburg. Lentulov Aristarchus was one of the organizers of the Association of Artists' Jack of Diamonds "in 1910.

His early paintings are close in spirit-panel paintings in the spirit of the circle, "Blue Rose". Reworking the ideas of cubism and fauvism, Lentulov created his own type of futuristic panels, considering the world as a kaleidoscope of changing colors and shapes ("Winning the battle," 1914).

Particularly known as a creator of images Lentulov ancient church architecture, holidays, enchanting ("Basil," 1913 "Belltower" Ivan the Great "," 1915). In the pictures used pieces of paper, fabric and foil.

The revolution was seen as a celebration Lentulov updates. He worked as a stage designer, having issued in 1918 staging of "Prometheus" AN Scriabin at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1934 - "the Spanish priest," by D. Fletcher in the 2nd Moscow Art Theater. As a teacher Aristarchus Lentulov worked in the Higher Art and other art institutions in 1919-1943, respectively.

In easel painting Lentulov succeeded as a landscape painter, his works of the 1920s close to Expressionism. He tried to write in the spirit of socialist realism, but to no avail.

Aristarchus Lentulov died April 15, 1943 in Moscow.