KORIN Alexander D.

October 20, 1895 (Palekh) - since 1980

artist-craftsman, painter, graphic artist

from family Palekh icon-painters-artists, brother of the painter PD Korin. He studied at the School of Palekh icon painting, then - in the iconographic Chamber at the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow. In 1913-1914 at the invitation Shchusev with DS Stelletskii and VA Komorowski perform image for the iconostasis of the church-monument on Kulikovo field.

in 1915-1917 was in the army, fought on the Turkish front. After demobilization continued his education at the Moscow Higher Art in workshop I. Mashkov. Advice of MV Nesterov. In 1923, together with his brother Paul traveled to the North; visited Vologda, Staraya Ladoga, Ferapontov Monastery, Novgorod. In 1931-1932 at the invitation of M. Gorky visited Italy, France and Germany.

worked as a copyist, restorer. At the request of IE Grabar copied monuments of art, served copies of paintings by Ilya Repin, Vasily Perov, Ivan Shishkin, Leonardo da Vinci, A. del Verrokko, Dzh.-B. Tiepolo and others.

After World War II was engaged in the restoration of paintings of the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin, Dresden Picture Gallery. In 1954, restored picturesque frieze Vasnetsov "Stone Age" in the State Historical Museum. Together with KA Fedorov do restoration panels MAVrubel "Morning, Noon, Evening," "Queen of Sheba" in the former mansion of ZG Morozova in Moscow (now - Reception House MFA). He performed the restoration of the curtain for the theater Gonzaga in Arkhangelsk.

parallel with the work of the artist-restorer studied painting and graphics. Many worked in watercolor technique. He painted landscapes, still lifes. Made a series of works (landscapes and interiors), devoted the last years of life, Gorky cycle "Italian" drawings and sketches, the types of the Kremlin and the New Jerusalem. Created a series of thematic pictures ( "The commanders of the Red Army on holiday in the Archangel"). In the exhibition activities almost no part.

In 2001, the State Tretyakov Gallery held a personal exhibition of Alexander Korin.