*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "View of the village"
* ARTISTS: Bozhi Mikhail Mikhailovich
* SIZE: 28х38 cm/'11.02х14.96 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: good condition, you can see all edges, corners and the back side of the painting on the photos
About the artist: Born on September 7, 1911 in the city of Nikolaev. Father of God. He graduated from the Nikolaev Art College (1933). Specialty teacher - D. Krainev. Painter. He worked in the industry of easel painting. He worked in almost all genres of painting. He is characterized by a pasty manner of writing with active modeling of the form of chiaroscuro. Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1958). Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1962). People's Artist of the USSR (1963). He was awarded the silver medal of the International Exhibition in Brussels (1958), the silver medal of the USSR Academy of Arts (1960). Received the State Prize of Ukraine named after T. Shevchenko (1974). Member of the Verkhovna Rada of the USSR (1962 - 1969). He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor and medals. Participated in exhibitions: republican (1945), all-union (1950), foreign (1951). Major works: works on a historical and revolutionary theme - “V. Lenin "(1960-1961)," Twentieth Century "with the central figure of V. Lenin (1964-1967) and in the everyday genre -" Tanya, do not blink "(1947), portrait of his father (1949)," Nurse "(1955) in Soviet times, became a textbook. At the same time, he is the author of paintings: a portrait of Hero of the Soviet Union Kushlyansky (1945), a portrait of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR L. Madievskaya (1947), “Portrait of a Doctor” (1948), “Excellent student Svetlana Shipunova” (1950), portrait of actress O. Kusenko (1952) , “Woman's portrait” (1954), “Girl in a blue shawl” (1955), portrait of his wife (1955), “We grew up in flame” (1957), “Student” (1959), “My thoughts, thoughts ... "(1959-1960)," Beethoven "(1968-1969)," New Time "(1969)," Passionate "(1975)," A. Pushkin and A.P. Kern "(1978)," Memories of Spain. Dedication to Velazquez "(1981-1983)," Catherine. Based on the poem of T. G. Shevchenko "(1985)," T. G. Shevchenko on the Dnieper "(1986) and others. The works are stored in the National Art Museum, Kharkov Art Gallery, Simferopol Art Gallery, Odessa Art Gallery. He lived and worked in the city of Odessa, died on January 1, 1990. He died on February 1, 1990.