Victor Ivanovich Tolochko (1922 - 2006)

Victor Ivanovich Tolochko

Victor Ivanovich Tolochko (Russian: Виктор Иванович Толочко) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artist of the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He is known as a painter, a decorated participant of the Great Patriotic War, a master of landscape, still life, battle and historical genres.

When working in the historical genre Victor Tolochko tried to live in the historical atmosphere. Working on the painting "Defenders of the Brest Fortress", he lived in the fortress for six months and created more than 50 sketches and sketches. In addition to the military theme, the master's life-affirming landscapes were also highly appreciated by critics.