Alexander Ivanovich Sokolov | |
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Born | 1 December 1918 |
Died | 9 May 1973 |
Nationality | Russian, USSR |
Education | Repin Institute of Arts |
Known for | Painting, Art teaching |
Movement | Realism |
Awards | Honored 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,[1] most famous for his genre painting.