Vasily
Andreevich Koroteev

Born in Krasnoarmeysk. From 1920 to 1925 he studied at the Moscow State art printing workshops at the painting class under L. F. Regina, N. M. Chernyshev, M. S. Rodionov, and V. Gerasimov, F. A. Fedor, P. I. Kotov, the class of graphs — M. A. Dobrov.

He was a member of the band "Path of painting", formed in 1926. Worked as a designer at the Moscow sculpture factory, in the Green theater Gorky Park. Gorky, in the Anthropological and Historical museums. From 1953 to 1966 — at ENEA. The participant of the great Patriotic war.

The artist's works were presented at various exhibitions: 1927-1st exhibition of group "the Way of painting," 1928 — exhibition of the group "Way of painting" in Paris in the gallery Bilje (followed by showing of works in London and Brussels), 3rd group exhibition "Path of painting" in Moscow in the House of scientists, 1958- exhibition of artists of the production and technical studios in Moscow, VSHV, 1970 — exhibition of paintings and graphics of the band "Path of painting" in Moscow, 1974-th — a Creative evening with a group exhibition devoted to artists 20 years, members of societies "Way of painting" and "Makovets" (House of artists), 1977-th —a Creative evening with the exhibition "Artists and 1 five-year plan" (Moscow, House of artists), 1980 — "Landscape in Russian and Soviet art" (Moscow, state Tretyakov gallery), 1988 — "Soviet art 20-30-ies" (Leningrad, RM), 1989 — an Evening in memory of painter V. A. Koroteeva (Moscow, House of artists), 1992 — "Moscow artists of 20-30 years" (Moscow, CHA). He died in Moscow.