Leonid Ivanovich Chernov (1915 - 1990)
1915-06-18Старобельск, Russian Empire1990-10-24Kharkiv, USSRUkraine, USSR
Leonid Ivanovich Chernov
Leonid Ivanovich Chernov (Russian: Леонид Иванович Чернов) was a Soviet Ukrainian artist of the second half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter, graphic artist and teacher.
Leonid Chernov created in various genres, including landscape, still life and genre painting. He has participated in numerous exhibitions since 1945. His work was inspired by business trips to India, Afghanistan, Bulgaria and Cuba. Notable works include cycles of landscapes "Across Ukraine", etchings "In Folk Bulgaria", drawings dedicated to Ukrainian folk songs and poems by Soviet poets.
Chernov nurtured a galaxy of Ukrainian artists and played an important role in the development of the Ukrainian art community.
Date and place of birt: | 18 june 1915, Старобельск, Russian Empire |
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Date and place of death: | 24 october 1990, Kharkiv, USSR |
Nationality: | Ukraine, USSR |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Educator, Genre painter, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Still life |
Art style: | Socialist realism, Contemporary art |