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Construction of a Gas Pipeline

ID:
442
Inventory number:
Ж-441 КН-38237
Type:
Paintings
Material:
paper
Techniques:
watercolor
Dimensions:
42x30 cm
Author:
Oleksandr Mohylevskyi

Oleksandr Pavlovych Mohylevskyi was a painter, graphic artist, watercolorist, and book illustrator. Born in 1885 in Mariupol, he studied from 1906 to 1912 in the workshop of painting professor S. Hollosha in Munich. In 1910-1913, Mohylevskyi began to participate in exhibitions (Munich, Zurich, Paris, Stockholm). In 1921, he returned to Moscow. He was an exhibitor of the societies "Jack of Diamonds" (1913-1914) and "4 Arts" (1925-1928) and a member of the THH at the Printing House (1926-1929). Starting in the early 1920s, he designed children's books and illustrated works of art. His most famous book was "The Adventures of Travka" by S. Rozanov, which has undergone many reprints. He often worked in the technique of autolithography. Starting in 1932, he was a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Mogilevsky's works are kept in museums and private collections in Russia, Ukraine and abroad. Mohylevskyi lived and worked in Moscow. He died in 1980.

Date of creation:
1936
Preservation:
The paper has turned yellow
Location:
unknown
Provenance:
Transferred by a relative of the author G.K. Sakharova through the Union of Artists of the USSR. Act No. 132 dated 09.17.1986.
Date of record to the inventory book:
25.09.1986
Item description from the inventory book:
In the foreground, in the scaffolding, there are huge gas pipes and figures of working people. In the center there is a railway along which a steam locomotive moves. In the background there are silhouettes of the city, high sky. On the front side there is an inscription on the lower right: “A. Mohilevskyi”. On the reverse side at the top left: "Azovstal Plant Construction of a gas pipeline 42 x 30. 1936."