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Azovstal Under Construction

ID:
541
Inventory number:
Ж-540 КН-45132
Type:
Paintings
Material:
canvas, cardboard
Techniques:
oil
Dimensions:
70x49.5 cm
Author:
Kostiantyn Shurupov

Kostiantyn Oleksiiovych Shurupov was a Ukrainian painter. Born on March 6, 1910 in Kharkiv. Graduated from the Kyiv Art Institute (1939). His teacher was F. Krychevskyi. Worked in the field of landscape, still life, genre painting. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. His main works include “Spring over the Dnipro” (1961), “Fires of Azovstal”, “Near the Dnipro” (1963)”, “Mariupol. Illich Plant”, “Mechanizers” (1967), and others. Participated in exhibitions: republic starting in 1947, all-Union starting in 1939. The paintings are represented in many state and private collections in Ukraine and abroad. Lived and worked in Kyiv. Died in 1985.

Date of creation:
1958
Preservation:
Complete safety
Location:
unknown
Provenance:
Donated. Act No. 83 dated 09.07. 1992
Date of record to the inventory book:
14.09.1992
Item description from the inventory book:
In the foreground there is a construction site with concrete slabs, barrels, trucks near a factory building under construction. In the background there is a silhouette of a factory against the summer sky. Signature of the author is in the lower left corner.