Maksimenko Aleksandr Grigorevich (1916-2009)

 Born in the village of Vilhovatka, Poltava region. From 1933 till 1938 he studied at Dnepropetrovsk Art School. In 1947 he graduated from Kyiv Institute of Art (the studio of K Yeleva, O. Shovkunenko). Member of the National Union of Artists since 1947. The winner of the Prize of the Academy of Arts of USSR (1948), Honored Artist of the USSR since 1972. Master of  genre paintings, the author of numerous portraits.Well-known work"Masters of the Land" His works are kept in the National Art Museum of Ukraine,Tretyakov Gallery (Leningrad) and in other museums of USSR . Active in Kiev.

 Oil on cardboard.  Signature, 1982y.  Size cardboard: 25x26 cm (10 x 10 in) 

The pictures of this Russian painter and others are on the auctions and in the galleries by prices in 5-10 times higher than I have.

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