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Isaac BilenkyRussian and Soviet painter, graphic artist, portraitist
Date of Birth: 30.11.1889
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Content:
- Russian and Soviet Painter, Graphic Artist, and Portraitist
- Education
- Exhibitions
- Book Illustration and Crimea Series
- Retrospective Exhibition
Russian and Soviet Painter, Graphic Artist, and Portraitist
Born and raised in Russia and the Soviet Union, exhibited widely in both countries.
Education
- Graduated from the Kiev Art School in 1912, where he studied under A.A. Murashko and I.F. Selivanov.
- Continued his studies at the Petrograd VKhUTEMAS from 1912 to 1923, under the guidance of D.N. Kardovsky and I.I. Tvorzhnikov.
Exhibitions
- Participated in exhibitions of the New Society of Artists (1917) and the Moscow Society of Artists (1917).
- Notably featured in the Jubilee Exhibition "Artists of the RSFSR for 15 Years" (1932-1933).
Book Illustration and Crimea Series
- In the 1930s, delved into book illustration, creating illustrations for Mark Twain's novel "Tom Sawyer."
- Traveled to Crimea during the 1930s, where he produced a series of lithographs depicting the lives of Crimean collective farmers.
Retrospective Exhibition
- His legacy was celebrated in a retrospective exhibition organized in Chisinau in 1954.
