LEBLANC Michael Varfolomeyevich

1875 (Orel) - 1940 (Moscow)

painter, graphic artist, set designer

Elementary art education in a private drawing school AP Sychev Orel (1892-1893). Studied at MUZHVZ (1893-1907) by S. Korovin, L. Pasternak, A. Arkhipov, A. Stepanov, A . Vasnetsov, in shop Serov and Konstantin Korovin. Some time was engaged in the Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at IAH in Repin's studio. In 1910-1912 he studied at the Academy Grand-Shomer, and in the studio of Matisse in Paris.

lived in Moscow. He painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, genre paintings of content. From 1894 - participant of exhibitions (student's, MUZHVZ). Member of the Association "Union of Russian Artists" (from 1910). Founding member of society "Free Art" (1912, a permanent member of the exhibition committee), "United Arts" (OBIS, 1925). Exhibited his work at exhibitions TPHV, association "World of Art", "Jack of Diamonds" (all - 1910), "Fire-color" (1925, 1928, 1929).

participated in the 4 th public exhibition of paintings (1919), 9-th exhibition "Modern Painting" (1922), 1-second traveling exhibition of paintings and drawings (1929), the exhibition "Art of the third, decisive , Five-Year "(1931) in Moscow, the 3rd exhibition of paintings (1919), in Ryazan, 1 st public exhibition of art and science (1920) in Kazan, the commemorative exhibition" Artists of the RSFSR XV years in Leningrad, Moscow (1932 -1934) and others. Exhibitor many international shows and exhibitions of Russian art abroad, including World's Fair in St. Louis (1903), the first Russian art exhibition in the Van Diemen Gallery in Berlin (1922), XIV International Exhibition of Art in Venice (1924), Art -handicraft exhibitions in the USSR in New York (1929).

taught in their own school-studio in Moscow (since 1913), among students - VF Stepanova, FS Bogorodsky, A. A . Pomanskii and others.

works are in several museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum.