EFANOV Vasily Prokofievich

23 ноября 1900 (Samara) — 3 марта 1978 (Moscow)

Painter, graphic artist

From a family of small entrepreneurs. He received his primary education in the unified labor school of the II stage (1908-1917). He studied at the Samara art-промышленном College (1917-1919). Passed examinations in the State free art studios (1920) and in the Petrograd VKhUTEMAS (1922) in Moscow, but unsuccessfully. He studied in private studios in Moscow: "the free Academy of arts" А. Е. Архипова (1922) and "the Studio on Tverskaya artist К. П. Чемко" Д. Н. Кардовского (1921-1926).

he Lived in Moscow. Worked as a portraitist, landscape painter, created the paintings theme. In 1924-1932 he also painted for magazines "Change", "Friendly guys", "pioneer", "Soldier and Sailor" and others. Implemented a number of political posters. As an actor, makeup artist, decorator collaborated in 4-й theatre Studio (1930-1934).

the Author of portraits: artists Н. С. Самокиша (1932), Я. И. Николаидзе (1944), В. Н. Бакшеева (1953), А. М. Каневского (1967); party leaders Г. К. Орджоникидзе (1937), В. М. Молотова (hammers on the background of the Kremlin wall) (1947; (Stalin) State prize, 1948), А. А. Жданова (1948), Я. М. Свердлова (1969); artists В. О. Топоркова (1945), А. А. Яблочкиной, М. С. Нарокова, С. Я. Лемешева, А. А. Остужева (all — 1946), the aircraft А. А. Микулина (1948), academics И. М. Виноградова (1957), И. Г. Петровского (1957), П. Л. Капицы (1958), И. В. Курчатова (1960), Н. М. Сасакяна (1964); Heroes of Socialist Labor С. А. Матвеева (1967), С. К. Крыловой (1971). Performed a number of thematic paintings: "Feat Г. И. Котовского" (1932), "Tankmen on manoeuvres" (1933), "an Unforgettable meeting" (1936-1937; (Stalin) State prize, 1941), "new Homeland" (1937), "Meeting students at Military-воздушной Academy. Н. Е. Жуковского with artists theater К. С. Станиславского", "Lenin and Gorky in Gorki" (both — 1938), "И. В. Сталин, К. Е. Ворошилов, В. М. Молотов at the bedside А. М. Горького" (1940-1944; (Stalin) State prize 1946), "Predators (Fascist doomed)" (1942-1943), "Stalingrad" (1943), "snake Charmers" (1954), "the festival" (1957) and others.

Under the guidance Г. К. Савицкого worked on the creation of the panorama "Sturm Perekopa" (1934-1938). Supervised teams of artists who created large group portraits-картины: panel "the Noble people of the Country of Soviets" for the Soviet pavilion at the world exhibition in new-Йорке (1939), "Leading people of Moscow in the Kremlin. Ceremony awarding the order of Lenin Moscow to celebrate the 800th-летия" (1949; (Stalin) State prize in 1950), "the meeting of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR" (1951; (Stalin) State prize, 1951).

Made a trip to the US (1939), France (1939, 1963, 1967), India (1952), Mongolia (1954), Italy (1958, 1965, 1969, 1975), Holland (1968), Spain (1970); has performed cycles of works of "Popular types of India" (1952), "the Mongolian people's Republic" (1954), "On Italy" (1965, 1969, 1975).