ZHARKOV, Boris

30 апреля (12 мая) 1900 (Samara) — 14 февраля 1978 (Moscow)

Painter, graphic artist

the artist's Brother Alexander Zharkov. He studied at the Leningrad art-промышленном College (1924-1928) М. И. Авилова, М. П. Бобышова, Г. К. Савицкого then in Moscow, in the Studio В. Н. Мешкова.

he Lived in Moscow. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes and thematic paintings. Author of painting works: "the Stratosphere" (1934), "January uprising on Locomotive car-repair plant in Kiev. 1918 год" (1935), "a new man was Born (Meeting in the hospital)" (1938), "Requiem (the coffin В. И. Ленина)" (1938-1939, options — 1965-1967, 1967-1968), "during the war. 1941 год (wash)" (1943), "In sculptor's Studio Н. В. Томского" (1951), "don't!" (1953-1954), "George hall in the Kremlin" (1958-1959), "Lenin on the Champ de Mars" (period of 1955-1968 worked), "1941-й year" (1967-1968), "On leave" (1972), "No mercy for the traitor" (1972), "the Partisans" (1974); portraits: Bolshevik Ф. Я. Кона (1935-1936), physics Л. Д. Ландау (1937), writer К. А. Федина (1937-1938), poet В. И. Лебедева-Кумача (1938), pilot-испытателя Я. Н. Моисеева (1937-1938); the series of landscapes "Brest fortress" 1963-1965).

In 1920-40-е drew for Newspapers "Komsomolskaya Pravda", "Pravda", "Peasant newspaper", "Teacher's newspaper". In 1941-1943 сотрудничал in the "Windows TASS". To book graphics.

From 1934 — participant of exhibitions (exhibition of young artists of Moscow). A member of the Union of artists of the USSR. He exposed his works at exhibitions: the paintings of Moscow artists in Evpatoria (1937), "XX years of the red army and the Military-Морского Navy" (1938), the all-Union exhibition of young artists dedicated to the 20-летию the Komsomol (1939), all-Union art exhibition (1951), exhibition of Moscow artists (1954, 1960, 1962, 1974), "socialist Moscow in works of Moscow artists" (1957), an art exhibition by 25-летию of the defeat of the-фашистских troops near Moscow (1966), works of artists of Moscow, on the 100-летию birthday В. И. Ленина (1972), Moscow artists — war veterans (1973) in Moscow, "Kuibyshev region during the great Patriotic war" in Kuibyshev (1944).

he Held his personal exhibition in Moscow (1974).

Work is represented in several Museum collections, including the State Literary Museum, Moscow Museum, Samara regional art Museum and others.