Chekrygin Vasiliy

January 18, 1897 (Zhizdra Kaluga province) - June 3, 1922 (Moscow)

Graphic artist, painter.

was born in the family steward, was the sixth of ten children in the family. He spent his childhood in Kiev. Studied in the city four years of school. In 1906, an apprentice icon-painting workshop in Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. For the sake of earning retoucher worked as an assistant in a photographic studio.

In 1910 he enrolled in MUZhViZ. For landscape sketches received so-called "levitanovskuyu" scholarship and was released from tuition fees. In the 1911-1912 met in VV Mayakovsky, DD Burliuk, VE Tatlin, M. Larionov, N. Goncharova, MV Le Dante. By this time, began a friendship with the LF-Shekhtel Zhegin. Summer 1911 held in Kitaevo, near Kiev. In Kiev, met with KN radish and Rabinovich.

showed interest in the new currents in art. Repeatedly visited the collection of SI Shchukin in Moscow. However Zhegin visited futuristic discussions, exhibition of "Target". In 1913, created the illustrations for the book of Mayakovsky "I!". In the same year, together with Kazimir Malevich, Burlyuk and Zhegin took part in the outrageous show "The Futurists. Russia's first evening Speech-creators, held in the hall of the Society of Arts. Not for long, got carried away Rayonism.

In 1914, for "passion harmful influences" deprived of scholarship in MUZhViZ, left college without completing the course. Met in F.-T. Marinetti during his first visit to Russia. Exhibited his work at the exhibition of the Futurists, radiant, primitives «№ 4", organized by Larionov. In April - September 1914 undertook a trip to Europe: a visit to Warsaw, Munich, Dresden, Vienna, Paris, London.

Upon his return to Russia, has created several military antigermanskih posters for the publishing house G. B. Gorodetsky "Today's splint. In 1915, commissioned by publishers Nekrasov created the illustrations for "Persian tale", for publishing "Centrifuge" began to illustrate a book NN Aseeva War ».

At the end of 1915 enlisted in the army. As part of a machine-gun teams participated in the battles of Dvina. As the disease was transferred to the headquarters of the Engineering Regiment.

In 1917 demobilized, he returned to Moscow. However, PV Kuznetsov and Malevich worked briefly at the Art Commission of Soldiers' Deputies. Entry into the trade union painters in Moscow. Received a workshop in the house Titova in Kalashny Lane, which is shared with AA Osmyorkin, PI Bromirskim, Zhegin. In 1918 became a member of the Commission for the Protection of artistic values. Conducted classes on painting in the House of Arts in Sokolniki.

fall of 1918 he moved to Kiev. With the assistance Rabinovich got a job as a cabaret artist "Bi-Ba-Bo". In the workshop AA Exter gave a report on their understanding of art. In 1919 he returned briefly to Moscow, the number of students at Moscow University for deferment from military service. In the same year, the Division of Fine Arts Narcompros Chekrygin included in the list of artists whose works are assumed to acquire for Museums Government Art Collection.

In 1920 received exemption from military service. By request of the Visual Arts Department Narcompros created a sketch of the poster "Down with Illiteracy". Worked on agitational design of streets and squares of Moscow to the holiday on May 1. Actively developed a course of lectures on the philosophy of art for VKhUTEMAS (lectures were prohibited). He married V. Kotova-Bernstam, in 1921 at Chekrygin daughter was born.

In 1921, carried away by the philosophy of NF Fedorov, in particular his work "Philosophy of the common cause." Under the influence of Fedorov's ideas began work on a cycle of "Resurrection" and the manuscript of "On reviving the Cathedral museum. In autumn and winter, lived in Pushkino near Moscow. Rejected a proposal II Mashkova enter World of Art, along participated actively in the creation of the "Art - Life" ( "Makovets") and magazine. The first exhibition of the society opened April 30, 1922 at the Museum of Fine Arts.

June 3, 1922, died tragically caught in the train between stations Pushkino and Mamontovka. Buried at the cemetery in Akulovskom Mamontovka (currently on the site of the cemetery, who became trapped under the flooding, the reservoir is located).

July 14, 1922 members of the Makovtsa "held a meeting dedicated to the memory of the artist.

Chekrygin solo exhibitions were held in 1923 in the State Tretyakov Gallery, 1957 - Museum of VV Mayakovsky (one-day exhibition), 1969 and 2006 - in the Pushkin Museum of. Pushkin in Moscow. His work has also been exhibited in numerous exhibitions of Russian art in Russia and abroad, including the first Russian art exhibition in the Van Diemen Gallery in Berlin (1922), shows "Makovtsa" (1924-1925), Venice Biennale (1924), " Artists of the RSFSR during 15 years "at the Museum of Fine Arts (1933)," Moscow - Paris "at the Pompidou Center in Paris and the Pushkin Museum im. Alexander Pushkin (1981), "Moscow - Berlin" in the Martin-Gropius Bau in Berlin and GMII im. Alexander Pushkin (1996) and many others.

Despite the early tragic death and an active artistic activity of at least two or three years (1920-1922), Chekrygin left a significant literary works, mostly drawings with graphite, compressed charcoal, sanguine. There are about 1500 images belonging Chekrygin. The vast majority of them belong to the cycle of "Resurrection". Chekrygin dreamed of a fresco, although in 1920 there was no way to fulfill this dream. Therefore, he embodied their ideas in the schedule. His drawings - drawings that tracks and fragments of frescoes future, which together form a monumental epic cycle. Artworks Chekrygin distinguished by their unusual environment of Russian art of the early 1920's. This unusual respect and images with their obvious metaphors and style figure, having in common with the works of German Expressionists, and consistent devotion to master one topic.

artist rarely signed and dated their work.

most important collections of works Chekrygin in Russian museums are located in the State Tretyakov Gallery and the Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin.