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Blast Furnaces of Azovstal

ID:
1114
Inventory number:
Гр-427 КН-14798
Type:
Graphics
Material:
paper
Techniques:
etching
Dimensions:
25x16.5 cm
Author:
Vasyl Myronenko

Vasyl Fedorovych Myronenko was a Ukrainian graphic artist. He was born on December 27, 1910 (January 9, 1911 according to the new style) in the village of Orikhivka, Poltava province, Russian Empire (Lubensky district, Poltava region). In 1931-1936, Myronenko studied at the Kharkiv Art Institute under V. Kasiian. He was a participant of republic, all-Union and foreign exhibitions starting in 1932. His main works include the album "Ukrainian Landscape in Etchings by Vasyl Myronenko", "Blast Furnaces of Azovstal" (1950), "Nova Kakhovka" (1952), "In the Open-Air Workshop" (1952), "Zaporizhstal" (1960), "At the Blast Furnaces" (1960), "Industry" (1960), and the series of color etchings "About People's Bulgaria" (1956-1957) and "Polish Motifs" (1957-1958). Myronenko lived and worked in Kharkiv and died April 10, 1964.

Preservation:
complete preservation
Location:
unknown
Provenance:
Transferred by the Directorate of Art Exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of the Ukrainian SSR. Act No. 1405 dated 03/16/1972.
Date of record to the inventory book:
12.11.1981
Item description from the inventory book:
Industrial landscape. In the foreground — two excavators, groups of people. In the center — blast furnaces, factory buildings. On the left — clouds of steam and smoke. Below the image, on the right — the artist's signature.