Irina Vilkovir
The quintessence of the
beauty of ordinary people and landscapes in oil painting on pressboard and canvass. Her works of the 1970-80s are especially rich and expressive.
Vilkovir's Curriculum Vitae
The talented painter Irina Efimovna Vilkovir (1913-1985) studied at the Moscow Art School (1926-28) and at the VKHUTEIN (Russian state art and technical school) under Goroshchenko and Mor (1928-31). Her works had been exhibited since 1936. Personal exhibitions held in 1937, 1945, 1956, 1970. Vilkovir traveled a lot around the country, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Her works portrayed the beauty of ordinary people of a huge country and its nature.
Irina Vilkovir's paintings are kept in the State Tretyakov Gallery, in the Chuvash State Art Museum (ChGKhM fund), in the Savitsky Uzbek State Museum of Arts, at the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis, US. Works by Vilkovir are also held in private collections in Russia, Europe and the US.
LINEN, I.Vilkovir,1971
I.Vilkovir. Photo from the
personal archive of Luba Matusovsky
personal archive of Luba Matusovsky
Gallery
Biography
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1913
Born in Moscow
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1926 – 1928
Studied at the Moscow Art School
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1928 — 1931
Studied at VKHUTEIN (Russian state art and technical school) in Moscow under G.T. Goroshchenko, D.S. Mor, V.A. Favorsky and L.A. Bruni
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1936
Since 1936 taken part in more than 50 group exhibitions
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1937
First personal exhibition in Moscow. Other solo exhibitions held in 1945, 1956, 1968 and 1970.
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1973
Grand Prix for the "Anthem of Vietnamese Patriots" painting at an exhibition in Paris, France
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1976
Personal exhibition in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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1985
Died in Moscow
Exhibitions
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Exhibition of 409 works by 200 artists dedicated to International Women's Day. Moscow - Leningrad, March 1938
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Socialist Realism and Stalin Terror: "Industry of Socialism" Art Exhibition, 1935-1941
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The works of I. Vilkovir are presented in the collection of the Chuvash State Art Museum:
I. Vilkovir "The Well", watercolor on paper, 59 х 70 cm, 1983
I. Vilkovir "Seagulls", oil on canvas, 97 x 156 cm, 1983
I. Vilkovir "The Well", watercolor on paper, 59 х 70 cm, 1983
I. Vilkovir "Seagulls", oil on canvas, 97 x 156 cm, 1983
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The Museum of Russian Art, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota is the only museum in North America dedicated exclusively to the preservation and presentation of Russian art and artifacts.
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Irina Vilkovir, winner of the Grand Prix of an art exhibition in Paris in 1973, is one of the outstanding artists represented in the golden fund of the museum.
AUCTIONS
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6/7 Lenivka Street, Moscow, 119019, Russia
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Sarah Stress, Stanford Fine Art, 6608A Highway 100, Nashville, TN, USA
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SOVCOM Auction House, Moscow, Russia, 2006
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SOVCOM Auction House, Moscow, Russia, November 2006
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SOVCOM Auction House, Moscow, Russia, October 2006
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