Yaroslav Sergeevich Nikolaev | |
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Born | April 30, 1899 Šiauliai, Russian Empire |
Died | July 1, 1978 Leningrad, USSR |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Realism |
Awards |
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" People's Artist of the Russian Federation |
Yaroslav Sergeevich Nikolaev (Russian: Ярослав Серге́евич Николаев; April 30, 1899, Šiauliai, Russian Empire — July 1, 1978, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Art worker of Russian Federation (1956), People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1975), a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, who lived and worked in Leningrad. In 1948-1951 Nikolaev was a head of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre and historical painting.