Piotr Belousov

Piotr Petrovich Belousov
Born(1912-05-03)May 3, 1912
Berdiansk, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 31, 1989(1989-03-31) (aged 76)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
EducationRepin Institute of Arts
Known forPainting, Graphics, Art teaching
MovementRealism
AwardsHonored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the Russian Federation

Piotr Petrovich Belousov (Russian: Пётр Петро́вич Белоу́сов; May 3, 1912 – March 31, 1989) was a Ukrainian and Russian graphic artist,[1] painter, art teacher, professor of the Ilya Repin Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, People's Artist of the USSR, and a corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting,[2] being most famous for his portraits and historical paintings.

  1. ^ "ULAN Full Record Display: Belousov, Petr Petrovich (Ukrainian graphic artist, 1912-1989)". Union List of Artist Names (Getty Research). Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.- Saint Petersburg: NP-Print Edition, 2007. – pp. 9, 13, 15, 19, 26, 28, 357–359, 363–365, 369, 382, 384, 386, 388–393, 396, 399–401, 403–405, 407, 411, 413–415, 419–424, 445.