Mikhail Alexandrovich Kaneev | |
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| Born | 5 April 1923 |
| Died | 6 March 1983(1983-03-06) (aged 59) |
| Education | Repin Institute of Arts |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Realism |
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kaneev (Russian:Кане́ев Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович; 5 April 1923 – 6 March 1983) was a Soviet Russian painter and art teacher, lived and worked inLeningrad, a member of theLeningrad Union of Artists,[1] regarded as a known representative of theLeningrad school of painting,[2] most famous for his cityscapes of Leningrad and ancient Russian towns.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kaneev was born on 5 April 1923 in Kaneevo village,Kostroma Province of USSR. In 1927 his family moved to Leningrad. In 1937 Mikhail Kaneev entered in theLeningrad Secondary Art School (now known as the Art School named afterBoris Ioganson) at the All-Russian Academy of Arts, which ends in 1941.
In the same year Mikhail Kaneev entered at the first course of Department of Painting at theLeningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Since the beginning of theGreat Patriotic War he was drafted into theRed Army and returned to classes only after the Victory in 1945. He studied of Ivan Stepashkin, Leonid Ovsiannikov,Mikhail Avilov, andYuri Neprintsev.[3]
In 1951 Mikhail Kaneev graduated fromIlya Repin Institute inRudolf Frentz workshop. His graduation work was historical painting "By Stalin's route" (the first ever nonstop flight byValery Chkalov,Georgiy Baidukov, andAlexander Beliakov on the route Moscow – Vancouver in 1937).[4]
Since 1953 Mikhail Kaneev has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted landscapes, cityscapes, genre paintings, etudes done from nature. Mostly known as a master of the cityscapes of the Leningrad and ancient Russian towns. Decorative and graphic style of his paintings were distinguished by clarity of the silhouette, black and white contrasts. The artist often used a black stroke that makes it possible to paint the light places without the addition of white pigment, seeking the intensity of color.
Mikhail Kaneev was a member of theLeningrad Union of Artists since 1953. In 1961–1983 Kaneev taught at theHerzen Pedagogical University in Leningrad, where he was professor and a head of Drawing Department. In 1982 Mikhail Kaneev was awarded the Honorary title of the Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Kaneev died in Leningrad on 6 March 1983 in the sixtieth year of life. His paintings reside in State Russian Museum, in Art museums and private collections in Russia, USA,[5] France, England, Japan,[6] and throughout the world.
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