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Brodsky was born in the village of [[Berdyansk Raion|Sofiyivka]] near [[Berdyansk]] in what is now [[Ukraine]] to Yisrael, a Jewish merchant. He studied at [[Grekov Odessa Art school|Odessa Art Academy]] and the [[Imperial Academy of Arts]] in Saint Petersburg. In 1916 he joined the Jewish Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. When Brodsky asked [[Lenin]] to autograph his painting ''Lenin'', he said: "I am signing to what I don't agree with for the first time".<ref>[http://www.stoletie.ru/cgi-bin/email.cgi?data=040914170030&rubrica=101 Stoletie.ru]</ref>
Brodsky was born in the village of [[Berdyansk Raion|Sofiyivka]] near [[Berdyansk]] in what is now [[Ukraine]] to Yisrael, a Jewish merchant. He studied at [[Grekov Odessa Art school|Odessa Art Academy]] and the [[Imperial Academy of Arts]] in Saint Petersburg. In 1916 he joined the Jewish Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. When Brodsky asked [[Lenin]] to autograph his painting ''Lenin'', he said: "I am signing to what I don't agree with for the first time".<ref>[http://www.stoletie.ru/cgi-bin/email.cgi?data=040914170030&rubrica=101 Stoletie.ru]</ref>


Brodsky was on good terms with many leading Russian painters, including his mentor, [[Ilya Repin]]. He was an avid art collector who donated numerous first-class paintings to museums in his native Ukraine and elsewhere. His superb art collection included important works by Repin, [[Vasily Surikov]], [[Valentin Serov]], [[Isaak Levitan]], [[Mikhail Vrubel]], and [[Boris Kustodiev]]. After his death Brodsky's apartment on Arts Square in St. Petersburg was declared a national museum. His art collection is still on exhibit there.<ref>[http://www.rah.ru/content/ru/main_menu_ru/section-museum_activity/section-museum_departments/museum-2005-02-02-13-44-10.html Webpage of the Isaak Brodsky Museum].</ref>
Brodsky was on good terms with many leading Russian painters, including his mentor, [[Ilya Repin]]. He was an avid art collector who donated numerous first-class paintings to museums in his native Ukraine and elsewhere. His superb art collection included important works by Repin, [[Vasily Surikov]], [[Valentin Serov]], [[Isaak Levitan]], [[Mikhail Vrubel]], and [[Boris Kustodiev]]. After his death Brodsky's apartment on Arts Square in St. Petersburg was declared a national museum. His art collection is still on exhibit there.<ref>[http://www.rah.ru/content/ru/main_menu_ru/section-museum_activity/section-museum_departments/museum-2005-02-02-13-44-10.html Webpage of the Isaak Brodsky Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011617/http://www.rah.ru/content/ru/main_menu_ru/section-museum_activity/section-museum_departments/museum-2005-02-02-13-44-10.html |date=2007-09-27 }}.</ref>


Brodsky was an Honoured Artist of the [[Russian SFSR]] and a member of the Union of Russian Artists. He was the first painter to be awarded the [[Order of Lenin]].<ref>[http://www.mjcc.ru/Galereia_MEOC/Brodskii_Isaak/index.html MJCC.ru]</ref> In 1934 he was appointed Director of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts|All-Russian Academy of Arts]]. From 1934 to 1939 he was also a head of personal Art workshop in institute, where his pupils included the well-known Soviet painters [[Nikolai Timkov]], [[Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov|Alexander Laktionov]], [[Yuri Neprintsev]], [[Piotr Belousov]], [[Piotr Vasiliev]], [[Mikhail Kozell]] and others.<ref>[[:ru:Ленинградская школа живописи|''The Leningrad School of painting. Historical outline. (Russian).'']]</ref> He died in [[Leningrad]] in 1939. His memoirs were published posthumously.
Brodsky was an Honoured Artist of the [[Russian SFSR]] and a member of the Union of Russian Artists. He was the first painter to be awarded the [[Order of Lenin]].<ref>[http://www.mjcc.ru/Galereia_MEOC/Brodskii_Isaak/index.html MJCC.ru] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504073810/http://mjcc.ru/Galereia_MEOC/Brodskii_Isaak/index.html |date=2007-05-04 }}</ref> In 1934 he was appointed Director of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts|All-Russian Academy of Arts]]. From 1934 to 1939 he was also a head of personal Art workshop in institute, where his pupils included the well-known Soviet painters [[Nikolai Timkov]], [[Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov|Alexander Laktionov]], [[Yuri Neprintsev]], [[Piotr Belousov]], [[Piotr Vasiliev]], [[Mikhail Kozell]] and others.<ref>[[:ru:Ленинградская школа живописи|''The Leningrad School of painting. Historical outline. (Russian).'']]</ref> He died in [[Leningrad]] in 1939. His memoirs were published posthumously.


== See also ==
== See also ==

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Isaak Brodsky
Portrait of Brodsky by Ilya Repin, 1913
Born
Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky

6 January 1884 [O.S. 25 December 1883]
Sofiyivka, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
(now Ukraine)
Died14 August 1939(1939-08-14) (aged 55)
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian Empire
EducationOdessa Art Academy
Known forPainting
MovementSocialist realism
AwardsOrder of Lenin
Self-portrait

Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (Russian: Исаак Израилевич Бродский; Ukrainian: Іса́к Ізраїльович Бро́дський, 6 January 1884 [O.S. 25 December 1883] – 14 August 1939) was a Soviet-Jewish painter whose work provided a blueprint for the art movement of socialist realism. He is known for his iconic portrayals of Lenin and idealized, carefully crafted paintings dedicated to the events of the Russian Civil War and Bolshevik Revolution.

Life and career

Brodsky was born in the village of Sofiyivka near Berdyansk in what is now Ukraine to Yisrael, a Jewish merchant. He studied at Odessa Art Academy and the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. In 1916 he joined the Jewish Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. When Brodsky asked Lenin to autograph his painting Lenin, he said: "I am signing to what I don't agree with for the first time".[1]

Brodsky was on good terms with many leading Russian painters, including his mentor, Ilya Repin. He was an avid art collector who donated numerous first-class paintings to museums in his native Ukraine and elsewhere. His superb art collection included important works by Repin, Vasily Surikov, Valentin Serov, Isaak Levitan, Mikhail Vrubel, and Boris Kustodiev. After his death Brodsky's apartment on Arts Square in St. Petersburg was declared a national museum. His art collection is still on exhibit there.[2]

Brodsky was an Honoured Artist of the Russian SFSR and a member of the Union of Russian Artists. He was the first painter to be awarded the Order of Lenin.[3] In 1934 he was appointed Director of the All-Russian Academy of Arts. From 1934 to 1939 he was also a head of personal Art workshop in institute, where his pupils included the well-known Soviet painters Nikolai Timkov, Alexander Laktionov, Yuri Neprintsev, Piotr Belousov, Piotr Vasiliev, Mikhail Kozell and others.[4] He died in Leningrad in 1939. His memoirs were published posthumously.

See also

References

  1. ^ Stoletie.ru
  2. ^ Webpage of the Isaak Brodsky Museum Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ MJCC.ru Archived 2007-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ The Leningrad School of painting. Historical outline. (Russian).

Sources

  • Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg: NP - Print, 2007. P. 450.

External links

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