Worked mainly in the field of genre painting. He studied at the drawing school of N. I. Murashko in Kiev, in Moscow school of painting, sculpture and architecture in the Studio of I. E. Repin Academy of arts. On the road shows played from 1903 to 1923 (1904-member of the Association) paintings truthfully depicting peasant life. After the revolution made a significant contribution to the development of Soviet art, in particular of genre painting (the painting "the Meeting of the Committee of the poor," "County Registrar"), was a member of AHRR. From 1946-honored artist of the RSFSR, 1949 -- member of the Academy of arts of the USSR.
Painter, teacher, honored. worker of arts of RSFSR (1946) and actions. member. AH the USSR (1949), Professor (1949). He studied at the Kyiv drawing school N. And. Murashko (1888), in Moscow Uch-school of painting, sculpture and architecture (1897-1903), member. T-WA Wanderers (1904), Achhra (1923). He taught in the hood.-graphic. school at the publishing house of I. D. Sytin (1903-11), in the Studio the military. artists (1938-39), hood. the Institute im. V. I. Surikov (1938-41) and others From 1903 repeatedly visited and worked in the vicinity of the lake. Udomlya (in the name Garusova, insular, D. Hill Purse, etc.), since 1917, lived in D. Garusova in the 1930s and 40s. - in d. akulovo (now udomelsky district). In the first years of Owls. power along with hood. activities actively worked as a propagandist, designed the roar. festivals, clubs, theatre work in Maksatikha, participated in the activities of the peasants. M. - one of the org-tori and teacher of the Free state art workshops at the cottage "Chayka" (1918-21) participated in the 1st exhibition of Peredvizhniki in Tver (1919). In Tver. region art gallery, over 40 M. works, including: "the window. Portrait of V. V. Ushakova" (1907), "the Old hall. Ostrovno" (1912), "On the strip" (1916), "the meeting of the Committee of the poor. 1918" (author's repetition of paintings 1920 stored in the GMR), "Vosovic on vacation", "Count workdays" (both 1933). Lit.: Emelyantseva I. T., A. V. Moravians, M., 1951; A. V. Moravians, Catalog, Kalinin, 1979; Katz, L. I., the Artists in udomelsky region, Moscow, 1983.
