Antonov, Fedor Vasilyevich

He studied painting in 1916-1921. in the Tambov art college - State free art workshops at N. M. Shevchenko, in 1922-1929. in Vkhutemas - later at VKhUTEIN in Moscow at the painting and textile faculties of A. E. Arkhipov, D. A. Shcherbinovsky , S. V. Gerasimov .

“I attended Mayakovsky’s performances with pleasure, met with Yesenin, visited Gilyarovsky , knew Nesterov , Kuprin , Petrov-Vodkin , Konchalovsky , worked with Meyerhold , was friends with Deineka, ”

- the artist himself recalled.

During his studies in 1925, he created drawings for fabrics and wallpapers (since 1927).

Member of OMAHRR (Youth Association of the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia).

Wife - Lyubov Nikolaevna Silich (1907-1991), theater artist.

He died in 1994 in Moscow . He was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery .

The author of landscapes, portraits, thematic compositions.

In the late 1920s - early 1930s. repeatedly went on creative business trips, visited Central Asia, the Caucasus , the enterprise of Grozny, in the Crimea . In 1931 he participated in the creation of the “Work Settlement” panel based on a sketch by A. A. Deineka for the building of the People's Commissariat of Land in Moscow.

Since 1928 - participant of exhibitions (1st exhibition OMAKHHR in Moscow). A member of the Society of Easel Workers (1927-1932), and after the collapse of this society, in 1932 joined the Isobrigade, then became a member of the Moscow Union of Artists. He exhibited his works at the exhibitions: “Household Soviet Textiles” (1928), “Art to the Masses” (1929; AHR), reporting works of artists sent to industrial and collective farm construction areas (1931, 1932), monumental and pictorial panels (1932) in Moscow, “Artists of the RSFSR for XV years” in Leningrad , Moscow (1932-1934), exhibitions of Soviet art in Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, Germany and others. In 1934, 1954, 1964 he held his personal exhibitions in Moscow.

The favorite topics of the work of Fyodor Antonov were the life and life of Soviet youth, the industrial upsurge of the developing Soviet state: Chakva (1929) (located in the State Tretyakov Gallery), Children. Grozneft "(1931)," A day off "(1931)," Aircraft "(1932)," Collective farm nurseries "(1934)," Rest of collective farm youth "(1935)," Tennis player "(1935)," Wedding in a working-class family "(1937)," Recognition ", (1945)," Skiers "(1947).

During the Great Patriotic War, the artist created portraits of the heroes of the Soviet Union I. Shumilov , I. Zabolotny , U. Gromova , a picturesque picture of military pilots - “Three Ivanes” (1942). Then he created posters distinguished by the simplicity and spontaneity of graphic means. These sheets are rather close to easel paintings, with the only difference being that there was a bright slogan appeal below (“My son! You see my share ... Thunders of the Nazis in holy battle!” 1942, “I want to live!” 1943, “Glory to the Soviet mothers!” 1944, “Thanks to the Red Army - the liberator!” 1945). He participated in the release of the stencil “ TASS Windows ” (“Be on the lookout!” No. 736, “Masha and Natasha” No. 745, “Father’s Battle Command” No. 824 and others).

• "Day Off" (1931),
• "New Life" (1932),
• “Portrait in Red” (1932),
• “Love” (1933),
• "Collective Farm Crib" (1934),
• "Rest of collective farm youth" (1935),
• “A Wedding in a Working Family” (1938),
• Chakva. At the tea plantation. (Tea picking in Abkhazia) ",
• series of drawings "World War II" (1940s)

The works of F. Antonov are stored in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery , State Russian Museum , Perm State Art Gallery , Lugansk Regional Art Museum, and numerous private collections.

Educator. In 1948-1952 taught at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts , since 1953 - at the Moscow Textile Institute .

• Grand Prix at the International Competition of Textile Workers in Italy for Sketches of Tie Cloth (1927).
• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1966).
• People's Artist of the RSFSR (1975).

• Antonov Fedor Vasilievich
• Antonov Fedor Vasilievich