Ivan Semyonovich Efimov (1878 - 1959)
Ivan Semyonovich Efimov
Ivan Semyonovich Efimov (Russian: Иван Семёнович Ефимов) was a Russian and Soviet artist of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as an animal painter, graphic artist, sculptor, illustrator and reformer of the puppet theater.
Ivan Efimov worked in different genres and techniques, but all his work, including decorative and applied art, was focused on animalistic themes. He created works for the Moscow subway, train stations, sanatoriums and many other places and became famous for his technique of through volume relief in sculpture. The master also illustrated more than 20 books.
Efimov also created erotic works - about a thousand sheets with various thematic series, but the public learned about them only after the collapse of the USSR.
| Date and place of birt: | 23 february 1878, Moscow, Russian Empire |
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| Date and place of death: | 7 january 1959, Moscow, USSR |
| Nationality: | Russia, USSR, Russian Empire |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Decorator, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor |
| Genre: | Animalistic, Nude art |
| Art style: | Realism, Contemporary art |
