Sergey Lobanov

Sergey Lobanov

Russian and Soviet artist
Date of Birth: 18.09.1887

Content:
  1. Biographical Sketch of Sergei Ivanovich Lobanov
  2. Artistic Career
  3. - 1913: Graduates from MUZVZ under Korovin and S. V. Malyutin
  4. - 1918: Works at the Abramtsevo ceramics factory
  5. - 1925: Publishes a monograph on Vasily Polenov and Isaac Levitan
  6. - 1935: Awarded a Candidate of Art Studies degree
  7. - 1942: Passes away in Moscow

Biographical Sketch of Sergei Ivanovich Lobanov

Early Life
- Born on September 5 (18), 1887, in Moscow
- Father: Ivan Lobanov, an Old Believer from the Yaroslavl province
Artistic Influences and Education

- 1899: Receives a gift of oil paints, an easel, and a canvas from his father

- 1900: Enters the Aleksandrovskoe Commercial School, graduating in 1907

- 1906: Enters the studio of A. N. Mikhailovsky and F. I. Rerberg, where he meets Kazimir Malevich

- 1907: Joins the studio of Mikhailovsky and I. E. Mashkov; takes exams and enters the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (MUZVZ)

Artistic Career

- 1908-09: Studies under S. V. Ivanov, L. O. Pasternak, and N. A. Kasatkin; later works under K. A. Korovin

- 1909: Travels to Dagestan; publishes an essay on Dagestan's ethnography

- December 10, 1910: Co-founds the "Jack of Diamonds" (Bubnovy Valet) art group

- 1912: Second exhibition of the "Jack of Diamonds" focuses on landscapes

- 1913: Graduates from MUZVZ under Korovin and S. V. Malyutin

- 1914: Teaches graphic arts at a private girls' gymnasium in Moscow
Artistic Affiliations and Exhibitions
- 1915: Participates in the "Artists to Comrade Warriors" exhibition

- 1916: Participates in the "Free Creativity" and "World of Art" exhibitions

- 1917: Exhibits at the "Moscow Salon" and the Moscow Society of Artists (MTK)

- 1918: Works at the Abramtsevo ceramics factory

- 1920: Appointed deputy head of the provincial museums sub-department under the Department of Museums

- 1922: Appointed senior curator of the First (Shchukin) department and deputy director of the State Museum of New Western Art (GMNZh)

- 1923: Heads the First department and serves as deputy director and scientific secretary of GMNZh

- 1924: Participates in the sixth and final exhibitions of the "Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia"

- 1925: Publishes a monograph on Vasily Polenov and Isaac Levitan

- 1926: Appointed curator and deputy head of the GMNZI
- 1927: Appointed curator and deputy director of GMNZI
- 1929: Completes the reorganization of GMNZI's collections
Personal and Artistic Legacy
- 1930: Appointed scientific secretary of GMNZI

- 1932: Participates in the last exhibition of his career: "15 Years of Soviet Graphic Art"

- 1935: Awarded a Candidate of Art Studies degree

- 1936: Leaves the position of scientific secretary at GMNZI due to illness

- 1942: Passes away in Moscow

Notable Works
- "Portrait of a Brother in a Gray Jacket on a Red Background"
- "Portrait of V. V. Muravyov"
- "White House in the Garden"
- "Shlyakh"
- "On the Chu-Ruk-Su River"

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