Кузнецов, Павел Варфоломеевич

Painter, graphic artist,

Born Saratov, 17 November 1878

Died Moscow, 21 February 1968

Kuznetsov, son of an icon painter,  studied from 1891 to 1896 at the Saratov School of Painting and Drawing. In 1897 he entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture where he studied under A. Arkhipov and V. Serov. In 1907 he was a founder of the Blue Rose group. During the years of the revolution he headed the section of painting of the IZO Narkompros, creating new variations of oriental motifs. In 1924 he is one of the founders of the group Four Arts.

1923

1929

1931

1968

1975

1989