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ANATOLY SOKOLOFF
Russian
(1891 - 1971)
Sokoloff was born in St. Petersburg,
Russia in July, 1891 and died in San Francisco, Calif. (a citizen of the
United States) in May, 1971. He completed the Academy of Fine Arts in
St. Petersburg having studied under Kardovsky, Kootstodiev and Sabonov.
His works were exhibited in various cities of Russia. He became the Commissioner
of Fine Arts in the Crimea, and later Academic Professor of Art.
In Europe, his works are to be found in museums and private galleries
of Germany, Romania, and Austria. Among the renowned are the portraits
of Fieldmarshal Von Kliest; Graf Von Arnim; the Baroness of Poleologu;
and her Royal Highness, the Princess of Lichtenstein.
In South America, in 1950, his painting, The Pass of the Andes was awarded
the Gold Medal and the Diplomat of Merit, and was then acquired by the
Argentine government for their National Museum of San Martin. In 1953,
the government of Argentina commissioned the artist for the painting,
The Great Captain for their House of Congress. In 1961, again commissioned
by the government, he completed the work, Crossing of the Parana River.
His panoramic murals, Christopher Columbus the Discoverer of America;
The Conquistadores; and Argentina Today are to be found in the Rivadavias
Gallery in Buenos Aires.
In the United States, he was appointed President of the American Russian
Artists Society, which he held up until his recent death. His works are
to be found in the Jamison and the Maxwell galleries; however a full exhibit
was never arranged as he was working on a series of historical events
from American history up until his unexpected death."
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