Konstantin
Alexandrovich Prokhorov

Russia • born in 1924

Biography and information

Painter, honored artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1960). Member of the Union of artists of the USSR. He studied at the Simferopol HU im. M. Samokish M. Kroshitskiy and G. Shcheglova. Works in the genre of landscape, portrait, thematic painting.

Painter. Born December 20, 1924 in the village of Karavaevo, Moscow region. In 1940 – 1943 he studied at the Ivanovo art school at Pyrina M. S., A. M. Kuznetsov, L. V. Sherwood. In 1943. he was drafted into the Army. In 1946. he continued his studies at the Simferopol art school. Samokish which he graduated in 1948godu. Member of the Union of artists of Russia since 1948. Honored artist of Ukraine (1960). Honored artist of Russia (1997). In 1948 – 1974, consisted on the account in the Crimean branch of Union of artists of Ukraine. Since 1948 worked in the Crimean organization; was elected Chairman, Deputy Chairman, member of the Board, the Deputy of city Council of Simferopol (1951-1959), a member of the Central auditing Commission of the Union of artists of the USSR. Since 1974, consists on the account in of the MOOSKH. He was repeatedly elected a Board member of the MOOSKH. Participant of regional, zonal, Republican, all-Union and foreign art exhibitions. The artist's works repeatedly participated in auctions abroad. The artist's works acquired by the Ministry of culture of Ukraine and Russia, are in art museums in Sebastopol, Moscow, Donetsk, Kerch, Kiev, Voroshilovgrad, Dmitrov, Serpukhov and in private collections in Russia, USA, Japan, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia.