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The “Azovstal” Plant

ID:
444
Inventory number:
Ж-443 КН-38239
Type:
Paintings
Material:
paper
Techniques:
watercolor
Dimensions:
52x36 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:
good
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 the sea is, the shore, boats and longboats. There is a factory in the center. In the background the sky is. At the bottom right there is the inscription: "A. Mohilevskyi." On the back, at the top left there is the inscription: “Azovstal Plant”. 36x52 1936".