Sotnikov, Alexey Georgievich

Alexey Sotnikov
Alexey Sotnikov
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	village Mikhailovskaya of the Krasnodar Territory
Date of death
Place of death	;
A country	;
Genre	animalistic
Study	VKHUTEIN
Awards	Gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris (1937) , Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Brussels (1958)

Alexei Georgievich Sotnikov ( October 3, 1904 , Russian Empire , the village of Mikhailovskaya in the Krasnodar Territory - February 18, 1989 , USSR , Moscow ) - Soviet sculptor - animal painter , Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1978 ), participant of the Second World War ^[1] , one of the most significant ceramic artists XX century ^[2] , the author of the emblem "Falcon" Dulevo porcelain factory ^[3] , a student of V. E. Tatlin .

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Biography

Alexei Georgievich Sotnikov was born on October 3, 1904 in the village of Mikhailovskaya in the Krasnodar Territory. From 1928 to 1931 he studied at the Higher Art and Technical Institute (VKHUTEIN) . From 1931 to 1934 he took part in the construction of the Letatlin aircraft together with V. E. Tatlin ^[2] . From 1934 to 1968 he worked as a full-time artist and sculptor at the Dulevo Porcelain Factory . Since 1937 he began to participate in exhibitions. In the same year he was awarded a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris for the porcelain work “Lamb”. In the 1940s, he participated in the Second World War in the 95th Rifle Regiment, as a military artist ^[1] . In 1958, in Belgium, he received the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition in Brussels for his work "Falcon", "Chicken" and the fountain "Fishermen". In 1962, his work "Falcon" became the emblem, logo and stigma of the Dulevo Porcelain Factory .

A. G. Sotnikov. The emblem "Falcon" of the Dulevo Porcelain Factory (1962)

The first solo exhibition of the sculptor took place in 1977. At the Dulevo Porcelain Factory , his work was carried out in terms of decorative and monumental art: large-sized vases, fountains. Sotnikov was the author of numerous forms of decorative and utilitarian products, animalistic and genre table sculptures. Together with the teacher V.E. Tatlin Sotnikov implemented a new concept of shaping: from material, and more broadly - from nature - to form. This principle has been the basis of the sculptor's work at the Dulevo Porcelain Factory for many years. In 1978, Alexei Sotnikov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR ^[3] . He died on February 18, 1989 in Moscow. He was buried on February 23, 1989 at Mitinsky cemetery .

The works of A.G. Sotnikov are presented in many museum collections, such as the State Tretyakov Gallery , which collected a monographic collection of sculpture works in the 1980s directly in his workshop, the State Russian Museum , the State Museum of Ceramics " Kuskovo Estate ", Sumy Art Museum ( Ukraine ), museums of Riga ( Latvia ), Veliky Novgorod , Bryansk and others ^[3] .

In May 2018, the heiress of the sculptor Aleksey Sotnikov signed an agreement with the Association of copyright holders for the protection and management of copyright in the field of art UPRAVIS ^[4] on the transfer of authority to manage exclusive rights and an agreement on the management of the right to follow.

Exhibitions

World Exhibition in Paris , France , 1937
Exhibition of Soviet sculpture in the Pushkin Museum. A.S. Pushkin, Moscow , 1937
Exhibition in New York , USA , 1939
Exhibition "Socialism Industry", Moscow , 1939
Exhibition "Zelensky and others", Moscow , 1944
All-Union Exhibition, Moscow , 1954
International Dog Show in Brussels , Belgium , 1958
Exhibition "Small Forms", Moscow , 1960
International Dog Show in Prague , Czech Republic , 1962
Exhibition "Animalists", Moscow , 1962
Exhibition "Monumental Art", Moscow , 1962
Exhibition at the Far Eastern Federal District , Moscow , 1963
Exhibition "Small Forms", Moscow , 1966
Group exhibition in Moscow, 1972
The first exhibition "Moscow ceramics", Moscow , 1974
Personal exhibition in Moscow, 1977
Exhibition "Small Forms", Moscow , 1978
Exhibition "Animalists", Moscow , 1980
MOSH exhibition, Moscow , 1982
Exhibition at the Central House of Artists , Moscow , 1983
Exhibition "Animalists", Moscow , 1984
Group exhibition in Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery , 1985
Group exhibition in Moscow, 1986
Exhibition "Animalists", Moscow , 1987
Exhibition "Animalists", Moscow , 1988
Group exhibition in Moscow, 1992
Exhibition of sculpture by A. G. Sotnikov “Porcelain menagerie”, K. A. Timiryazev Biological Museum , Moscow , 2014
“A plastic miracle. Porcelain A. G. Sotnikova ”, State Tretyakov Gallery , Moscow, 2016

Awards and titles

Lamb - Gold Medal at the World Exhibition in Paris, 1937
“Falcon”, “Chicken”, “Fishermen” - Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Brussels, 1958
Honored Artist of the RSFSR, 1978

Notes

↑ ¹ ² Immortal regiment. Moscow. Sotnikov Alexey Georgievich (neopr.) .
↑ ¹ ² SovArt. Sotnikov A.G. (neopr.) .
↑ ¹ ² ³ V.A. Tikhanova. Essays on Soviet animal sculptors. - M .: Soviet artist, 1990. - 240 p. - ISBN 5-269-00029-6
↑ An agreement was concluded between UPRAVIS and the heiress of the sculptor Alexei Sotnikov (neopr.) . www.upravis.ru. Date of treatment July 15, 2019.

Links

[autogenerated3-1] ¹ ² Immortal regiment. Moscow. Sotnikov Alexey Georgievich (neopr.) .

[autogenerated1-2] ¹ ² SovArt. Sotnikov A.G. (neopr.) .

[autogenerated2-3] ¹ ² ³ V.A. Tikhanova. Essays on Soviet animal sculptors. - M .: Soviet artist, 1990. - 240 p. - ISBN 5-269-00029-6

[4] An agreement was concluded between UPRAVIS and the heiress of the sculptor Alexei Sotnikov (neopr.) . www.upravis.ru. Date of treatment July 15, 2019.