Vsevolod Grigorievich Averin (1889 - 1946)

Vsevolod Grigorievich Averin

Vsevolod Grigorievich Averin (Russian: Всеволод Григорьевич Аверин) was a Ukrainian Soviet graphic artist and book illustrator. He was one of the most important Ukrainian animal painters of the first half of the 20th century, incorporating avant-garde techniques into his work.

Averin worked in book and easel graphics, especially lithography, as well as portrait and landscape painting. He illustrated many well-known works, including the Atlas of Human Anatomy and a novel by M. Twain. His work was characterised by an exquisite style and harmonious design, and his estate includes some 300 bindings, 3,000 illustrations and 90 posters.