Aleksandr Sokolov (painter, born 1918)

Alexander Ivanovich Sokolov
Born(1918-12-01)1 December 1918
Aleshki, Voronezh Province, Soviet Russia
Died9 May 1973(1973-05-09) (aged 54)
Leningrad, USSR
EducationRepin Institute of Arts
Known forPainting, Art teaching
MovementRealism
AwardsHonored Artist of the RSFSR

Alexander Ivanovich Sokolov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Соколо́в; 1 December 1918 – 9 May 1973) was a Soviet Russian painter and Art teacher, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre painting.

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