Forgotten artists

In my childhood, I had a book about Soviet workers or factories. The text did not really appeal to me, I think it was news about achievements or something like that. However, viewing the pictures gave me great pleasure. The title of the book, unfortunately, has already erased from my head, I gave it to the library of my city, which was then closed. And I still wonder where my books are, which I gave. I thought they would be read, but most likely they lie, covered with dust. I did not want such a destiny for them.

Today I share my compilation of forgotten and repressed artists.

Ivan Lysenko, "Haulers" (1927), oil on canvas

For a long time, I did not notice the second person in the painting. Seemingly, what is wrong with this painting? Two workers are rolling a trolley with coal. But "Haulers" fell into the Special Secret Fund, which housed the work of repressed authors of The Soviet Union.
Initially, such works were planned to destroy, but the Second World War put everything in its place. The state was not up to the paintings and they survived. Formalists and avant-garde at that time were enemies of the Soviet people, so we can see such works just now.

From Russian Wikipedia with my translation:

Although many artists, such as Kazimir Malevich, are the founders of individual trends within formalism and world celebrities, but they were attacked by official artists in their homeland. As a result, the term formalism has turned into an ideological cliche used in the USSR, mainly in the 1930s-1950s for an ideological struggle against whole trends in art and persecution of individual artists. In the 1930s, the very word "formalism" turned into an abusive word. Accusations in formalism were usually subjected to foreign authors and Soviet artists, writers, and musicians who did not express sufficient devotion to party leadership art.

Ernest Kotkov "Portrait of Mother" (1965), oil on canvas

I did not find any information about this portrait but believe me, the artist left a huge legacy behind him. For many years he was engaged in monumental art. He designed the Lybids'ka and Hidropark metro stations in Kiev, designed the River Station and the Boryspil airport.
This is a composition at the station "Lybids'ka":

Image source

From the newspapers of 2015, I found out that the authorities are going to dismantle it for the purpose of "decommunization." It's good that the artist himself did not live to see these days. He died in 2012. I imagine how much pain he could get from the destruction of his brainchild.

Vasyl Sedlyar «Portrait of Oxana Pavlenko» (1926—1927), tempera

Another artist who fell out of favor ... In 1937, he was executed. Only 4 Sedlyar paintings and several sketches were preserved. All the rest was destroyed.

"Portrait of Oxana Pavlenko" was restored, although it seemed that it was almost completely destroyed. The portrait was stained with a knife and covered with glue.

The artist Oksana Pavlenko lived a long life - 95 years! In those years, she went to Moscow and did not return.

Alexander Bogomazov, "Stropping the saws" (1927), Canvas, oil

The artist died in 1930 and was consigned to oblivion. He was called the "Ukrainian Picasso". Bogomazov was a professor, theorist, wrote a book on art. However, when he died, his wife had no money for his funeral. At the same time, his paintings were exhibited all over the world.

"Art is an endless rhythm, an artist is his sensitive resonator, "said Alexander Bogomazov to his students.

Viktor Palmov, "Virochka", Portrait of the Artist V. Lymarenko, 1926, oil on canvas

Vera Limarenko holds a lollipop. I have not seen such lollipops yet).

Anatol Petrytsky "Disabled people", 1924, oil on canvas

As it so happens that "Disabled people" is the last in my compilation. Let it characterize those people who destroy any work of the artist.

---

Thank you for reading my post

My previous painting compilation