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The magic of the "Van Gogh of our time"

Victor Makarov's creativity is a whole chapter in the cultural heritage of Ukrainian art. For more than 55 years, the master's brush has tirelessly created charming landscapes and still lifes, less often portraits. This is a true passion of the artist, which inspired him to create more than 2,000 paintings. Each one is original in its own way, the same subjects are presented to the viewer in Makarov's characteristic style - warm color scheme, soft oil strokes, enchanting play of light in every detail. 
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Peter Antyp is one of the most expensive contemporary artists in Ukraine

Artist, sculptor Antip Petr Ivanovich Antyp Peter Ivanovich - painter and sculptor, member of the Union of Artists of the USSR since 1989, member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1992. Honored Artist of Ukraine (2009). The artist, sculptor, and author of monuments in various parts of Ukraine, Peter Ivanovich Antyp, was forced to leave his hometown due to the militant occupation and left Horlivka in April 2014. Soon after the artist's departure, his housing was completely looted and destroyed. 
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On the pages of the catalog of the Kiev gallery of the 1990s

In this article we will present some photos from the pages of a rare catalog of the Kiev art gallery that existed in Kiev, in the early 1990s - BOST-ART (also referred to as bostart, bost-art, Bostart). This gallery was located on the 4th floor of the National Centre "Ukrainian House" and belonged to the "Ometa Inster" concern, one of the co-owners of which was Grigory Surkis. But we are interested only in the fact of existence of the leading player, which was at the origins of the modern Ukrainian art market.
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Photo of paintings - Odessa painters of the second half of the XX century

In this article we will present you photo illustrations that show paintings and graphics of Odessa artists of the second half of the 20th century. 
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Taverovsky Igor - Ukrainian surrealist

In this article we will get acquainted with a talented artist, a representative of Ukrainian surrealism, which can be safely called the "Ukrainian Salvador Dali - Taverovsky Igor Abramovich . 
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Drawings, illustrations by Igor Kapkaev

In this article we will present you the artwork of a talented Ukrainian artist, illustrator Igor Kapkaev .
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Creativity of Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kokin

In this article we will get acquainted with a prominent representative of Ukrainian classical painting - Kokin Mikhail Alexandrovich . Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Honored Artist of Ukraine and People's Artist of Ukraine. Professional education the future master of painting received in Dnepropetrovsk Art College, which he graduated in 1947 in the class of a wonderful teacher, a pupil of I.E Repin , M.N. Panin.
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Chalyi Nikolai Fedorovich - artist of socialist realism

We present the artworks of an outstanding teacher, associate professor, and long-time lecturer of the Lviv Academy of Arts - Chalogo Nikolaya Fedorovicha .
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Watercolor by the talented artist Irina Kurilko

In this article we will present several works of the outstanding artist of Odessa, watercolorist - Kurilko Irina . 
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Makarov Viktor - natural artist's talent

« The artist needs no rewards - his fate has rewarded… » - Lina Kostenko. Viktor Makarov is one of the brightest self-taught artists, whom admirers call "the Ukrainian Van Gogh", and even "Gauguin", for the brightness of colors and the power of artistic expression. Makarov's paintings are imbued with love for nature and native land. 
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