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Belikov Vasilij
Registration 2013.06.20
ArtNow rating: 611
Painting (88 artworks)
Biography
Upon finishing art school he worked for the Penza branch of the Art Fund of Russia during which time he became their director. At the age of 40 he fell ill with tuberculosis, struggled against the illness for several years and eventually overcame it. Since when he devoted himself to creativity through his art.
He regularly attended summer residencies for creative art (Academicheskaya) where he became acquainted with many of the leading artists of the country. In 1975 he was accepted into the USSR Union of Artists.
His main creative expression was in landscapes and to a lesser degree, still life and portraits.
He is listed in "A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Russian and Soviet Painters".