Vladimir Georgievich Bekhteev ( April 15, 1878 , Moscow - June 21, 1971 , Moscow ) - Russian and Soviet artist.
| Vladimir Georgievich Bekhteev | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | April 15, 1878 |
| Place of Birth | Moscow |
| Date of death | June 21, 1971 (93 years old) |
| Place of death | Moscow |
| Nationality |  Russian empire |
| Citizenship |  the USSR |
| Genre | painting |
| Study | |
Biography
Born April 15, 1878 in Moscow. Received secondary education at the Moscow Real School.
In 1898 he graduated from the Nikolaev Cavalry School , from where he was released as a cornet to the 42nd Dragoon Mitavsky Regiment .
In 1901, he retired with the rank of lieutenant and went to Munich , where he studied drawing and painting with Knirr , then in Paris with Cormon . He was a co-founder in 1909 of the “ New Munich Art Association ” together with Vasily Kandinsky , Alexei Yavlensky , Marianna Verevkina . He was close to the circle of the Blue Horseman magazine, participated in the first exhibition of the Jack of Diamonds association, in the exhibition of the New Society of Artists. In 1920-1921 was an artist of the First State Circus in Moscow.
He was engaged in book illustration, from 1936 to 1945 he created a series of illustrations for Lermontov’s works, designed a number of books from foreign classics of the 19th century for the publisher Academia .
Vladimir Georgievich Bekhteev died on June 21, 1971 in his hometown and was buried in the Don cemetery .
Literature
- Bekhteev V. G. Exhibition catalog / entry. Art. M. Alpatova. - M., 1970.
- Gladysh I.A. Bekhteev // Lermontov Encyclopedia / USSR Academy of Sciences. Inst. Rus. lit. (Pushkinsk. House); scientific ed. Council of the Soviet Encyclopedia Publishing House; ch. ed. V. A. Manuylov ; editorial: I. L. Andronikov ... [and others. ]. - M .: Sov. encycl., 1981. - 746 p.
- Kogan D.Z. Vladimir Bekhteev. - M., 1977.
- Bekhteev Vladimir Georgievich (1878-1971). Works on paper from the 1900-1960s - M., 2005.