Nikonov Nikolay Mitrofanovich

1899 (Yaransk Vyatka Province) - 1975 (Moscow)

Painter, graphic artist

Studied at the Kazan Art School (1908-1912), the NA Feshin in MUZHVZ (1913-1915; course did not finish), the LO , Pasternak, and A. Arkhipov.

lived in Moscow. He painted pictures on the historical-revolutionary, everyday themes, portraits, landscapes, still lifes.

Since 1915 - participant of exhibitions. The exhibit at the 2 nd Art Exhibition in Sovetsk (1920), shows "Red Army", "Corner of them. VI Ulyanov-Lenin "(both - 1923)," The building of socialism in the Soviet arts (1930), «XV years, the Red Army" (1933) in Moscow, "Artists of the RSFSR XV years in Leningrad and Moscow (1932-1934), exhibition of Soviet art in the United States (1929, traveling), Berlin (1930), Zurich (1931), Konigsberg (1932), XVII and XVIII international art exhibition in Venice (1930, 1932) and others. Member and exhibitor AHRR - AChRs (1924-1929). Member of USSR Union of Artists. During his artistic career was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

In 1990, Moscow hosted a retrospective exhibition of the artist.

Nikonov works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery.