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Aleksandr Gerasimov

1881–1963

Biography

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gerasimov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Гера́симов; 12 August [O.S. 31 July] 1881 – 23 July 1963) was a Soviet and Russian painter. He was a leading proponent of socialist realism in the visual arts, and painted Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders.

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Artworks

  • I. V. Stalin and K. E. Voroshilov in the Kremlin After the Rain

    After Aleksandr Gerasimov
    1930s
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