Oleksandr Stepanovych Yakymchuk (13 September 1899 – 1970) was a Ukrainian painter and educator.
Oleksandr Stepanovych Yakymchuk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1899 |
| Died | 1970 (aged 70–71) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Style | Painter |
Biography
editOleksandr Stepanovych Yakymchuk was born on 13 September 1899 in Korets. He obtained his artistic education in private studios Kyiv and in Warsaw from 1921 to 1923. In 1928, he continued his education in Italy.[1] During 1925–1931. he was a tutor at Pochayiv Art School and the same time he headed an amateur theatre in Pochaiv affiliated with Prosvita Ukrainian society, where he played violin. Oleksa Shatkivsky is one of his most famous students [1][2]
Exhibitions
editYakymchuk has shown his works in the exhibitions in Warsaw (1932–1939), Lutsk (1926, 1928), Poznań (1929), Kremenets, and Lviv.[2]
Major works
edit- "Potato Harvest" and "Hunter" (1928)
- "Beggars in Pochaiv" (1938)
- portrait of Taras Shevchenko (1939)
- a series of watercolour landscapes of Volhynia (1940–1944)
Yakymchuk received numerous awards. His works are preserved in the Kremenets Local Lore Museum and private collections in Ukraine, Poland, and Italy.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Скакальська, Ірина (2013), "Українська еліта міжвоєнного періоду ХХ ст. у фондах Кременецького краєзнавчого музею" [The Ukrainian elite during the interwar period of the 20th century in Kremenets' district in the Kremenets' local history museum's stock], Збірник праць ТО НТШ, Музеї Тернопільщини 8, Тернопіль: Терно-граф, p. 447-458
- ^ a b Панфілова, Олександра (2012), Мистецьке життя Кременеччини 20-30-х років ХХ століття (PDF), Тернопіль: Астон, pp. 2, 13, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 53
- ^ "Волынский художник Якимчук Александр Степанович". Соцреализм. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Кубійович, Володимир, ed. (1984), "Якимчук Олександер (1899 — 1970)", Енциклопедія українознавства : Словникова частина : [в 11 т.] / Наукове товариство імені Шевченка, vol. XI, Париж — Нью-Йорк: Молоде життя