Boris
Georgievich Birger

Painter. One of the leading masters of the Moscow "unofficial" art from the 1950-70's, successor of the traditions of symbolism. Join the human rights movement, in 1968 expelled from the Communist party. Later he lived in Germany. Landscapes, still lifes (including "still life. Jug and bottle", 1962), portraits (V. T. C. A. Sakharova, J. Daniel, B. Okudzhava), etc.

Painter. Member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

Boris G. Birger was born April 1, 1923, Moscow — died August 4, 2001, Euskirchen near Bonn (Germany).

1933-1936 studied at children's art school under the Central

The house of pioneers. Teacher — A. M. Mikhailov

1940-1941 he studied at the Moscow art College of memory

1905. Teacher—P. I. Petrovichev

1941, he entered the Moscow state art

Institute (since 1948 them. V. I. Surikov)

1942 drafted into the Soviet Army. Fought on the southwestern, Stalingrad S-m Ukrainian fronts

1945 ended the war in Bulgaria in the rank of Sergeant.

Awarded order of the red Star, two orders of

Patriotic war 2nd degree, medals "For the defense

Stalingrad" and others

1945-1951 continued study in MGHI them. V. I. Surikov in the workshop

P. D. Pokarzhevsky

In 1953 he began to participate in art exhibitions

1954 admitted to the Union of artists of the USSR

1962 expelled from the Union of artists of the USSR

1966 restored in the Union of artists of the USSR

1968 expelled from the Union of artists of the USSR

1974 restored in the Union of artists of the USSR

1982 solo exhibitions in Bonn, Hessen, Frankfurt am main (Germany).

Since 1970-ies Birger became famous abroad, especially in Germany (the catalogue of his first — failed — German exhibition was published in 1975 in Ann arbor (USA) with a Preface by G. Boll). From 1990 he lived in Germany in the village of Rolandseck (in the town of Remagen

Works by B. G. Birger have been exhibited at art exhibitions in new York (1975), Paris (1976), London (1977) Cologne and other cities. Works of the artist are in the Berlin National gallery (GDR) in the Museum of modern art P. Lutwig in Cologne (Germany), the New art gallery P. Ludwig in Aachen (Germany) as well as in private collections in the USSR and abroad