Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908 - 1995)
1908-01-02Речица, Russian Empire1995-02-18Minsk, ByelorussiaByelorussia
Zair Isaakovich Azgur
Zair Isaakovich Azgur (Russian: Заир Исаакович Азгур) was a Soviet and Belarusian artist of the twentieth century. He is known as a sculptor, art historian and writer.
Zair Azgur worked in the field of easel and monumental sculpture. He created sculptural portraits of figures of the socialist and revolutionary movement, historical figures, famous masters of culture, as well as monuments. Azgur was an adherent of strict realistic form in art.
Date and place of birt: | 2 january 1908, Речица, Russian Empire |
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Date and place of death: | 18 february 1995, Minsk, Byelorussia |
Nationality: | Byelorussia |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Monumentalist, Researcher, Sculptor, Writer |
Art style: | Realism, Socialist realism |