Aleksandr Sokolov (painter, born 1918)

Alexander Ivanovich Sokolov
Born1 December 1918
Died9 May 1973
NationalityRussian, 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,[1] most famous for his genre painting.

  1. ^ Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.- Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 9, 19, 20, 24, 370, 372, 388, 393-395, 397, 399.