Viktor Zaretskyi (1925-1990)
Reflections, 1970s
canvas,
oil
55 х 60 см
Signature on the back
Biography of the author
Zaretskyi Viktor (1925-1990) - Ukrainian painter, master of landscape and genre painting. Born in Bilopillya, Sumy region. He graduated from the Kyiv Institute of Art, where he studied under G.Titov, S.Hrigoriev, Mykhailo Sharonov (1953). Worked in easel and monumental painting genres. One of the most skillful draftsman of Ukraine. He organized his studio of drawings (1978-1985). Viktor Zaretskyi was awarded the Shevchenko State Prize (1994). The National Academy of Fine Arts of Ukraine and Union of Ukrainian Artist installed Prize of Viktor Zaretsky for young artists. His works are stored in museums in Ukraine and the world. He lived and worked in Kyiv.