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Alexander
Alexandrovich Osmercin

Russia • 1892−1953

Biography and information

Painter, schedule. He studied in Kiev thin. uch-shche, then in the studio I. Mashkov (Moscow, 1913-15). Participant of the exhibitions "The Jack of Diamonds" (from 1913) and the "World of Art" (from 1916), one of the "Russian sezannist". Member of the society "Moscow painters" (1924-26), the group "Wing" (1927), in 1927-29 sekr. OMH. In 1918-30 he taught in Moscow. VKHUTEMAS, in 1932-47 in LIJSA (at the same time in 1937-48 in Moscow. Art. Institute). Since 1947, not exhibited, was removed from teaching because of the focus of his work. Portraits (“Portrait of Ye.T. Barkova”, 1921; “Portrait of a Girl”, 1924; “Portrait of A.Akhmatova”, 1939), still lifes (“Still Life with a Palette”, 1918; “Still Life with a White Bowl”, 1921 ; "Still Life with a Skull", 1921; "Lilies and Nasturtiums", 1947; "Still Life with Walkers", 1952; "Bird cherry. Pleskovo", 1953), landscapes (Park, 1920; "Moscow. Tverskaya", 1924; "On the Neva", 1934; "Moscow River. Vetly", 1938; "The Metropolitan refectory and the bell tower in the Lavra", 1946; "The River Trubezh", 1948), historical history. paintings ("The Red Guard in the Winter Palace", 1927) and other works.