Philbert, Alexander Alexandrovich (1911-1996)

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Another Ukrainian super-artist, which is not in the Top 100 on this forum and which is virtually absent in our "art market".

Philbert, Alexander Alexandrovich (1911-1996).
German national, born on the Volga in the Saratov province in the family of an industrialist, a descendant of German immigrants. The first lessons in painting, along with his elder brother, Vyacheslav (http://www.6tv.ru/news/?news=1446) received on Caricin art courses in M. Lyubimov and K. Finogenova. The father of the future artist was against the further development of the artistic career and not allowed to enter the Art Institute, but changed his mind after Alexander brought home a first fee for publishing his picture in the newspaper Vologda true. "
By the will of the fate of the city, where A. Philbert decided to continue their education, was Kiev. In 1931-1939 gg. he studies at the Kiev Art Institute from P. Volokidina, K. ARGET, Grigoryeva (NH USSR Academy of Arts of the USSR, two USSR State Prize (the two "bonus" pictures - in the State Tretyakov Gallery). Under the leadership of F. Krichevsky wrote thesis and for it in 1939, once with the student's Bench accepted the Union of Artists of the USSR.
After graduation, moved to Lugansk, where he became a teacher of art school. He is the founder of a regional school of art high level. Creed Alexander Philbert - "I believe in realism ...". Has a lot of students who received the title of Honored and People's Artist of USSR (Ukraine). Created first in Donbass branch of the Union of Artists and headed it for many years. In 1957, he appeared as a delegate to the 1 st Congress of the Artists Union.
Artworks on display by more than 50 international and domestic exhibitions. At the end of the 1990 in Lugansk opened memorial museum-apartment of the artist.
Here are addresses with photos of his work:
http://lugansk.org.ua/cgi-bin/lugan/...-1&page=16
http://lugansk.org.ua/projects/hudol...=1&num=099
Photo from the collection lay out a little later. Almost all of the legacy of A. Philbert at his insistence, in his lifetime was transferred to Lugansk XM or stored in his memorial museum headquarters. Therefore, to mooemu Unfortunately, I have a collection of miniatures only (but they collect 30 :-). A miniaturist, he in the Soviet Ukraine was the best. Recognized for our market Gorobets and Konovalyuk "rest", with all due respect to them. If it were not "wrong" origin, Philbert sounded like now at Shishko and Shovkunenko and regalia would be no less. God rest his soul!