Zverkov, Efrem Ivanovich

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Efrem Ivanovich Zverkov was born in 1921 in the village of Nesterovo in the Kalinin region. He is a very important Russia painter, bearing the titles Academician and People’s Artist of Russia.

From 1932 to 1939 Zverkov studied at the art studio of Ilya E. Repin’s apprentice N. J. Borisov. From 1941 to 1945 he fought for Russia in the Great Patriotic War (World War II). From 1946 to 1947 he studied at B. V. Ioganson’s studio in Moscow. He studied at the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow from 1947 until 1953, where his tutor was V. Efanov.

He began his career as a genre painter but changed to mostly painting landscapes, from which he drew his greatest inspiration. He began exhibiting his works in 1953 and since then has taken part in zone, republic and international exhibitions. He became a member of the Artists’ Union of the USSR in 1956. He was awarded the State Prize named for I. E. Repin in 1975, as well as other official prizes in Russia, Bulgaria, etc. In 1981 he became the People’s Artist of the USSR. From 1977 to 1993 he was Secretary of the Board of the Artists’ Union of the USSR.

He became a member of the Russian Academy of Arts in 1981. This gave him the title of “acadmician” - one of the highest honors and most prestigious titles a Russian artist can receive. Upon his being accepted into the Academy, he also became a member of the Presidium of the Academy of Fine Arts of Russia. Since 1997 he has been the vice-president of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.

Since 1975 he has had many personal exhibitions in Moscow, including exhibitions in the Kremlin, the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and others. His main exhibitions outside of Moscow include Northern Russia, Poland, Romania, Germany, Italy, and Czechoslovakia.

Major international exhibitions include:

  • Exhibit of Five Painters in Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, and Czechoslovakia
  • Exhibition in China with other members of the Russian Academy of Arts
  • Show of Russian Artists, France, 1995
  • One-man show in Bulgaria, 1976

His works are exhibited in many Russian museums, including the permanent collections in the Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow) and the State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg), as well as other museums and private collections in Russa, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany, South Korea, Japan and the United States.

Zverkov is well-known in Russia as a master of national lyrical landscapes. He still lives in Moscow, but throughout the years much of his inspiration has been from the Russian countryside. He has created landscapes of the Tver region, Northern Russia, Ryazan land and Moscow outskirts painted during his many trips across Russia.

His works have been published in numerous books and catalogs on Russian art, including:

  • “Art in the Soviet Union.” Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1978.
  • “Art of Nations (1992-2002)”. International Confederation of Artists’ Unions, Moscow, 2002.
  • “Artists of the Russian World.” St. Petersburg, 2004.
  • “Artists of the Russian World.” St. Petersburg, 2005.
  • “Catalog of the Academy of Art of the USSR.” Fine Arts, Moscow, 1985.
  • “A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Russian And Soviet Painters.” Matthew Cullerne Bown. Izomar Limited, London, 1998.
  • “E. I. Zverkov.” Artist RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic), Leningrad, 1978.
  • “Efrem Zverkov.” RIA M-Press, Moscow, 1998.
  • “Land and People”. Artist RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic), Leningrad, 1982.
  • “Moscow - Petersburg 2001. Catalog of a Large Exhibition of Artists.”
  • “Painting Exhibition: Efrem Zverkov, Alexander Mitchry, Ivan Sorokin.” Moscow, 2001.
  • “Russian Impressionism.” Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2000.
  • “The Russian Landscape.” White City, Moscow, 2000.
  • “The Soviet Character.” Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1986. (full back cover)
  • “Soviet Fine Arts.” Fine Arts, Moscow, 1982.
  • “Soviet Painting 1917-1973.” Soviet Artist, Moscow, 1976.
  • “The USSR Academy of Arts.” Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1982.

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