Alexei Nikolaevich Borisov (1889 - 1937)

Alexei Nikolaevich Borisov

Alexei Nikolaevich Borisov (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Борисов) was a Russian and Soviet artist of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter, graphic artist, decorator, stage designer and teacher.

Alexei Borisov covered various themes in his work, from landscapes and portraits to works devoted to the partisan movement, industrialization and collectivization in Siberia, where the artist settled. His works, according to critics, stood out for their expressiveness, reverence, poetry and authenticity. The master left a significant creative legacy, including about 700 works of painting, graphics and decorative sketches.