(1926 - 1984)

He was born in Odessa. From the beginning of the war he lived in evacuation in the town of Buguruslan. Since 1942 he worked in Buguruslan and in Kuibyshev as a technician. In 1948 he came back to Odessa. He entered GOAC (taught by L. I. Tokareva - Alexandrovich), but he left in 1951 owing to some personal reasons. He worked as a painter at the painting department of the complex of the Art Foundation. Later started working at A. Atsmanchuk’s workshop. In 1964 he became a member of the Union of Artists. In 1956 he began taking active part in region and republican exhibitions. He held his three solo exhibitions at GOAC. His works are exhibited at OAM, OMMA and other museums of Ukraine; they are also kept in numerous private collections.

sketch for the painting You with usAlexander Freidin, 53.5x46.5, 1969-74, oil on carton