Ernest Rudolfovich Kontratovich (1912 - 2009)
1912-05-17Kalná Roztoka, Slovakia2009-12-23Uzhhorod, UkraineSlovakia, Ukraine, USSR
Ernest Rudolfovich Kontratovich
Ernest Rudolfovich Kontratovich (Russian: Эрнест Рудольфович Контратович) was a Ukrainian and Soviet artist of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He is known as a painter, teacher, one of the founders of the Transcarpathian school of painting.
Ernest Kontratovich developed his own direction of expressionism, reflecting the themes of nature, folklore and folk life of Transcarpathia. His works include landscapes and genre paintings. He was also one of the founders of the Transcarpathian Art Gallery. His paintings are kept in museums, galleries and private collections in Ukraine, Slovakia and Russia.
Date and place of birt: | 17 may 1912, Kalná Roztoka, Slovakia |
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Date and place of death: | 23 december 2009, Uzhhorod, Ukraine |
Nationality: | Slovakia, Ukraine, USSR |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Educator, Painter |
Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting |
Art style: | Expressionism, Post-Impressionism, Contemporary art |