Pablo

Hryhorii Oleksandrovych Izrailevych was a Soviet artist, graphic artist, sculptor, architect, representative of symbolism, member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (1959), and a painter of monumental paintings and sculptural portraits of writers, poets, musicians, and famous historical figures. Born on April 15, 1924 in Rostov-on-Don, he received his primary art education at the Leningrad Art School (now St. Petersburg). He took part in World War II. In 1951, Izrailevych graduated from the architectural faculty of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After graduation, he worked in the lithographic workshop of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Starting in the 1960s, he actively worked in the field of sculptural portraiture. He participated in exhibitions. His personal exhibitions were held in Leningrad (1978) and St. Petersburg (2001). Among his works are sculptural portraits of: M. Rostropovich, S. Richter, A. Akhmatova, O. Blok, V. Mayakovsky, and many others. He died on February 20, 1999 in St. Petersburg. His works are kept in museums in Russia, Ukraine and in private collections.