Vladimir Seleznev

Russian painter

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev

Born	August 3, 1928 Leningrad, USSR
Died	March 15, 1991 Leningrad, USSR
Nationality	Russian
Education	Repin Institute of Arts
Known for	Painting
Movement	Realism

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Селезне́в; August 3, 1928 – March 15, 1991) was a Soviet Russian realist painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation,^[1] regarded by art historian Sergei V. Ivanov as a representative of the Leningrad school of painting,^[2] most famous for his genre paintings and portraits.

Biography

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev was born August 3, 1928, in the Leningrad, USSR.

In 1953 Vladimir Seleznev graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Rudolf Frentz workshop.^[3] He studied under Mikhail Platunov, Ivan Stepashkin, Piotr Belousov, and Yuri Neprintsev.

Since 1951 Vladimir Seleznev has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, battle and historical paintings, genre scenes, and etudes done from nature.

Vladimir Seleznev was a member of Leningrad Union of Artists since 1953.^[4]

Vladimir Ivanovich Seleznev died on March 15, 1991, in Leningrad. His paintings reside in Art museums and private collections in Russia, USA, France, England, and throughout the world.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Directory of Members of the Union of Artists of USSR. Volume 2.- Moscow: Soviet artist, 1979. - p. 328.
^ Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.- Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 369, 372, 389, 390, 393, 395-397, 399, 400.
^ Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915 - 2005. - Saint Petersburg: Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007. - p.71. ISBN 978-5-903677-01-6.
^ Directory of members of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation. - Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987. - p.116.

Bibliography

Directory of members of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation. - Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987. - p. 116.
Matthew C. Bown. Dictionary of 20th Century Russian and Soviet Painters 1900-1980s. - London: Izomar, 1998. ISBN 0-9532061-0-6, ISBN 978-0-9532061-0-0.
Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915 - 2005. - Saint Petersburg: Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007. - p. 71. ISBN 978-5-903677-01-6.

Art of Leningrad