SURIKOV Pavel

1897 (village of a handful of of the Vladimir province) — 1943 (Moscow (?))

Painter, graphic artist

From a large peasant family. Original art education in the icon workshop in Bogolyubovo, Vladimir province. Participant of First world and Civil wars. Studied at the Kazan architectural-художественных workshops (1919-1920), the Moscow VKhUTEMAS — Vhuteine (1921-1927) А. В. Шевченко. In 1927 on a mission by the people's Commissariat for education sent to improve abroad; visited Germany, France, Italy. In 1929 he returned to the Soviet Union.

he Lived in Moscow (1929-1930, 1933) and Leningrad (1930-1932). He painted portraits, landscapes, genre scenes. Engaged in decorative-оформительским art, book graphics. Was married to the painter Г. А. Курбаковой.

From 1926 — participated in exhibitions (VIII exhibition of AHRR "the Life of the peoples of the USSR" in Moscow). Party of independents (1928). A member and Exhibitor of the society of "GROWTH" (1928-1930), MSH (1940). Works were exhibited at exhibitions: acquisitions of the state Commission for acquisitions of works of fine arts (1928, 1930) in Moscow; "Soviet art of the reconstruction period" (1932), in Leningrad; "Artists of the RSFSR for XV years" (1932-1933) in Leningrad and Moscow; the international exhibition "Art of book" in Paris and Lyon (1931-1932). His personal exhibitions were held in Paris (1927, 1928-1929), Moscow (1929), Leningrad (1931-1932).

he Taught at the painting faculty of the Moscow Vkhutein (1929-1930; associate Professor, head of easel painting Department), the Institute of proletarian fine art in Leningrad (1930-1932), Moscow art College in memory 1905 года (1933) and the Moscow art-промышленном College. М. И. Калинина (1930-е — in the early 1940-х); among students А. Ю. Никич.

Died of tuberculosis.

Work is represented in several Museum collections, including the State Tretyakov gallery, Karakalpak state Museum of art. И. В. Савицкого in Nukus and other.