Isaak Brodsky

Isaak Brodsky
Born
Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky

6 January 1884 [O.S. 25 December 1883]
Died14 August 1939(1939-08-14) (aged 55)
Resting placeLiteratorskiye Mostki, Saint Petersburg
EducationOdessa Art Academy
Imperial Academy of Arts
Known forPainting
MovementSocialist realism
Childrentwo, including Lidiya
RelativesFyodor Reshetnikov (son-in-law)
AwardsOrder of Lenin
Honoured Artist of the RSFSR

Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (Russian: Исаа́к Изра́илевич Бро́дский, Ukrainian: Іса́к Ізраїльович Бро́дський; 6 January 1884 [O.S. 25 December 1883] – 14 August 1939) was a Russian painter and draughtsman of Jewish descent best known for his portrayals of Vladimir Lenin and other Soviet leaders, renowned as blueprint examples of the Socialist realist style.