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Edouard Panteleimonovich Efanov was born in 1938 in the countryside village of Khrenovoye under Bobrov (a small town in the Voronezh Region). Growing up, he was greatly impressed by the beauty of constantly changing nature. This early observation is probably one reason why he is primarily a landscape painter today. From his childhood he has possessed a subtle sense of beauty.
Efanov has lived all of his life in the Voronezh Region, mostly in Ramon, a town twenty miles from Voronezh.
In 1953, he entered the art college in Elets. His teacher there was V. Sorokin, a known master of poetical landscape.
After returning from his service in the Soviet Army in 1961, Efanov settled in Ramon. His first exhibition there was a success and opened doors for him. One of his paintings, “Drifting Ice”, was exhibited in regional, zonal, and republican level shows.
Efanov does not strive for external effects in painting. The charm of his works lies in light airiness, in subtleness of color combinations, and a blending of classical Russian emotion and landscape painting that distinguish his work from all others.
A man of broad interests, Efanov has worked as an instructor with the local Cultural Committee, has acted in the Peoples’ Theater, and has published poetry in the local newspaper.
His works have been published in various books and journals, including:
- “Modern Fine Arts of Voronezh.” PolyArt, Voronezh, 2003.
- “Tradition Rediscovered.” CommonPlace Publishing, New Canaan, CT.
- “The Voronezh Artists’ Union.” Voronezh, 2006.
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- A House near the Pond
- A Yard
- Above the River (sold)
- At the Mooring (sold)
- Autumn (sold)
- Autumn by the River (sold)
- Autumn Landscape
- Bird Cherry Tree
- Blackwater
- Boats (sold)
- Boys Playing in the Snow
- Breeze (sold)
- Clear Day in Autumn (sold)
- Evening
- Evening on the River
- Fishermen (sold)
- Flowering Cherry Tree
- Gardens are in Bloom (sold)
- Hay Season
- In a Field
- In the Winter
- Late Autumn
- Lilac
- M. I. Kalinin at the Meeting of Workers
- March (sold)
- March (sold)
- Midday
- Midday
- Midday
- Morning
- Morning
- Morning (sold)
- Near the River
- Near the River Usmanka
- On the Lake
- On the River Usman
- Portrait of a Girl
- Ramon
- Ramon
- Ramon in the Spring
- Settlement at Ramon
- Silver Spring
- Sketch to the Painting “Autumn”
- Soon will be a Holiday
- Spring (sold)
- Spring Flood
- Steep Bank
- Summer
- Summer Day
- Summer Evening (sold)
- Thaw (sold)
- The Autumn Sun
- The Girl Mardovka (sold)
- The Meta River (sold)
- The River Voronezh
- The Snow is Going
- The Village Ramon (sold)
- To Autumn
- Towards Evening
- Village in the Spring along the Voronezh River
- Warm Evening
- Wet Winter (sold)
- Winter (sold)
- Winter Holiday
- Winter in Ramon (sold)
- Winter Laundry (sold)
- Winter. Thaw