In 1953 Nikolai Galakhov graduated from the Repin Institute of Arts in
Rudolf Frentz workshop. His graduation work was a
genre painting named "Poet Nikolai Nekrasov on the Volga River", dedicated to
Nikolai Nekrasov, a prominent Russian poet, writer, critic and publisher of the 19th century[4] (painting now resides in the Museum of the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg).[5]
In 1954–1956 Galakhov continued his postgraduate study in the Repin Institute of Arts. Since 1951 Galakhov had participated in Art Exhibitions,[6] mostly as a master of landscape and genre scene. He worked in technique of oil painting, tempera, pastel, watercolors, and pencil drawing. Since 1953 Galakhov also start painted pictures on contract. In 1955 for series landscapes of the Volga River he was admitted to the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists.
In the 1950s the leading place in art of Galakhov belonged to landscapes of the
Volga River. He traveled on the Russian rivers Volga, Vetluga, Vyatka, where he painted a lot sketches from the life. His paintings are sustained in the strict, almost classical tradition of Russian landscape painting. This is indicated by the work shown in exhibitions, such as "Landing stage on the
Volga River", "Evening.
Kama mouth"[7] (both 1954), "July" (1955), "Port on the
Volga River. Evening", "Blooming meadows on the
Volga River"[8] (both 1956), "The Storm under the
Volga River", "On the
Volga River"[9] (both 1957), "Construction of the
Kuibyshev Hydroelectric Station"[10] (1957), "Autumn on the
Volga River"[11] (1957), and others.[12]
In the late 1950s Galakhov traveled to Siberia and Baikal Lake. This led him to new experiences, embodied in numerous sketches from the life and landscape paintings, such as "The Village in Siberia" (1959), "On the shore of Baykal Lake",[13] "At The crossing",[14] "Siberian Village"[15] (all 1960), "Soon alloy"[16] (1961), "Construction in Siberia"[17] (1962), and others. These travels helped him to diversify his palette and to understand the plastic characteristics of different places, gave new impetus to picturesque searches and preparing for a meeting with
Karelia, which became a turning point in his work.
In the 1960s Galakhov discovered Karelia. He painted numerous sketches and paintings devoted to the nature and the present day of this region. Although Galakhov created a lot of genre paintings (among them "On the roads of Karelia",[18]"Yuma lumber station in Karelia",[19]"Forest Weekday",[20]"Forest Master",[21] and others), most of his work was still landscapes. He was particularly attracted to the wild parts of northern nature, untouched by civilization. He knows how to show us her fragile beauty and majesty. Among the famous works of this period were "The Village of Umba"[22] (1969), "Karelia. The beginning of winter"[23] (1973), "White Night in Karelia"[24] (1974), "Northern Summer"[25] (1977), "Kem. Winter is coming"[26] (1978), "Old Church in Kem"[27] (1982), "Northern Spring"[28] (1984), and many others.
In his works Nikolai Galakhov consistently advocated the principles of picture-landscape, with well-developed plot basis and elements of the genre. His methods of realization of pictorial ideas are near to the works of known Russian landscape painter
Arcady Rylov.
In 1984 Nikolai Galakhov was awarded the honorary title of
Honored Artist of Russian Federation. Solo Exhibitions by Nikolai Galakhov were in Leningrad[29] (1988) and Saint Petersburg[30] (2010, 2013).
Paintings by Nikolai Nikolaevich Galakhov reside in
State Russian Museum,
State Tretyakov Gallery, in the lot of Art museums and private collections in Russia, China, England, in the U.S.,[31] Japan, and in other countries.[32]
Galakhov died on March 1, 2022, at the age of 93.[33]
^Directory of members of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation. Leningrad, Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987. P.28.
^Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.9, 19, 20, 24, 359, 372, 389–407, 445.
^Nikolai Galakhov. This is my Motherland. Saint Petersburg, Art-Centre, 2009. P.7, 11.
^Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915–2005. Saint Petersburg, Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007. P.69.
^Чегодаева М. Искусство как классовая идеология // Диалог искусств. № 4, 2010. С.39.
Леняшин В. Поиски художественной правды // Художник. 1981, № 1. С.8–17.
Левандовский С. Живопись на Ленинградской зональной // Искусство. 1981, № 2. С.65.
Выставки советского изобразительного искусства. Справочник. Т. 5. 1954—1958 годы. М., Советский художник, 1981. С.25, 27, 162, 230, 258, 296, 372, 385, 523, 548, 637.
Шевчук С. Смотреть жизни в лицо. Заметки о живописном разделе выставки ленинградских художников в Манеже // Смена, 1983, 28 декабря.
Николай Николаевич Галахов. Выставка произведений. Каталог. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1987.
Справочник членов Ленинградской организации Союза художников РСФСР. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1987. С.28.
Художники – городу. Выставка к 70-летию Санкт-Петербургского Союза художников. Каталог. СПб., Петрополь, 2003. С.179.
Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.9, 19, 20, 24, 359, 372, 389–407, 445.
ISBN5-901724-21-6,
ISBN978-5-901724-21-7.
Юбилейный Справочник выпускников Санкт-Петербургского академического института живописи, скульптуры и архитектуры имени И. Е. Репина Российской Академии художеств. 1915—2005. СПб., Первоцвет, 2007. С.69.
ISBN978-5-903677-01-6.
In 1953 Nikolai Galakhov graduated from the Repin Institute of Arts in
Rudolf Frentz workshop. His graduation work was a
genre painting named "Poet Nikolai Nekrasov on the Volga River", dedicated to
Nikolai Nekrasov, a prominent Russian poet, writer, critic and publisher of the 19th century[4] (painting now resides in the Museum of the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg).[5]
In 1954–1956 Galakhov continued his postgraduate study in the Repin Institute of Arts. Since 1951 Galakhov had participated in Art Exhibitions,[6] mostly as a master of landscape and genre scene. He worked in technique of oil painting, tempera, pastel, watercolors, and pencil drawing. Since 1953 Galakhov also start painted pictures on contract. In 1955 for series landscapes of the Volga River he was admitted to the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists.
In the 1950s the leading place in art of Galakhov belonged to landscapes of the
Volga River. He traveled on the Russian rivers Volga, Vetluga, Vyatka, where he painted a lot sketches from the life. His paintings are sustained in the strict, almost classical tradition of Russian landscape painting. This is indicated by the work shown in exhibitions, such as "Landing stage on the
Volga River", "Evening.
Kama mouth"[7] (both 1954), "July" (1955), "Port on the
Volga River. Evening", "Blooming meadows on the
Volga River"[8] (both 1956), "The Storm under the
Volga River", "On the
Volga River"[9] (both 1957), "Construction of the
Kuibyshev Hydroelectric Station"[10] (1957), "Autumn on the
Volga River"[11] (1957), and others.[12]
In the late 1950s Galakhov traveled to Siberia and Baikal Lake. This led him to new experiences, embodied in numerous sketches from the life and landscape paintings, such as "The Village in Siberia" (1959), "On the shore of Baykal Lake",[13] "At The crossing",[14] "Siberian Village"[15] (all 1960), "Soon alloy"[16] (1961), "Construction in Siberia"[17] (1962), and others. These travels helped him to diversify his palette and to understand the plastic characteristics of different places, gave new impetus to picturesque searches and preparing for a meeting with
Karelia, which became a turning point in his work.
In the 1960s Galakhov discovered Karelia. He painted numerous sketches and paintings devoted to the nature and the present day of this region. Although Galakhov created a lot of genre paintings (among them "On the roads of Karelia",[18]"Yuma lumber station in Karelia",[19]"Forest Weekday",[20]"Forest Master",[21] and others), most of his work was still landscapes. He was particularly attracted to the wild parts of northern nature, untouched by civilization. He knows how to show us her fragile beauty and majesty. Among the famous works of this period were "The Village of Umba"[22] (1969), "Karelia. The beginning of winter"[23] (1973), "White Night in Karelia"[24] (1974), "Northern Summer"[25] (1977), "Kem. Winter is coming"[26] (1978), "Old Church in Kem"[27] (1982), "Northern Spring"[28] (1984), and many others.
In his works Nikolai Galakhov consistently advocated the principles of picture-landscape, with well-developed plot basis and elements of the genre. His methods of realization of pictorial ideas are near to the works of known Russian landscape painter
Arcady Rylov.
In 1984 Nikolai Galakhov was awarded the honorary title of
Honored Artist of Russian Federation. Solo Exhibitions by Nikolai Galakhov were in Leningrad[29] (1988) and Saint Petersburg[30] (2010, 2013).
Paintings by Nikolai Nikolaevich Galakhov reside in
State Russian Museum,
State Tretyakov Gallery, in the lot of Art museums and private collections in Russia, China, England, in the U.S.,[31] Japan, and in other countries.[32]
Galakhov died on March 1, 2022, at the age of 93.[33]
^Directory of members of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation. Leningrad, Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987. P.28.
^Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.9, 19, 20, 24, 359, 372, 389–407, 445.
^Nikolai Galakhov. This is my Motherland. Saint Petersburg, Art-Centre, 2009. P.7, 11.
^Anniversary Directory graduates of Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Russian Academy of Arts. 1915–2005. Saint Petersburg, Pervotsvet Publishing House, 2007. P.69.
^Чегодаева М. Искусство как классовая идеология // Диалог искусств. № 4, 2010. С.39.
Леняшин В. Поиски художественной правды // Художник. 1981, № 1. С.8–17.
Левандовский С. Живопись на Ленинградской зональной // Искусство. 1981, № 2. С.65.
Выставки советского изобразительного искусства. Справочник. Т. 5. 1954—1958 годы. М., Советский художник, 1981. С.25, 27, 162, 230, 258, 296, 372, 385, 523, 548, 637.
Шевчук С. Смотреть жизни в лицо. Заметки о живописном разделе выставки ленинградских художников в Манеже // Смена, 1983, 28 декабря.
Николай Николаевич Галахов. Выставка произведений. Каталог. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1987.
Справочник членов Ленинградской организации Союза художников РСФСР. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1987. С.28.
Художники – городу. Выставка к 70-летию Санкт-Петербургского Союза художников. Каталог. СПб., Петрополь, 2003. С.179.
Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.9, 19, 20, 24, 359, 372, 389–407, 445.
ISBN5-901724-21-6,
ISBN978-5-901724-21-7.
Юбилейный Справочник выпускников Санкт-Петербургского академического института живописи, скульптуры и архитектуры имени И. Е. Репина Российской Академии художеств. 1915—2005. СПб., Первоцвет, 2007. С.69.
ISBN978-5-903677-01-6.