Porfiri Krylov 1902-1991
Porfiri Nikitich Krylov was born in 1902 in the province of Tula. From 1918 to 1921 he studied at the Art Academy of Tula. He then went on to study at Vhutein (The Higher Artistic and Technical Institute) under professors A.A.Osmerkin, A.V.Shevchenko, and A.P.Konchalovsky. After his studies he worked actively in Moscow. He is well known for his portraits and landscapes. He was also a member of RAPKH, an important artist collective of the former Soviet Union. He is best known for his membership in Kukryniksy, the trio of graphic artists. In 1924 the three artists P.N. Krylov, M.V. Kupriyanov, and N.A. Sokolov teamed up to create paintings, posters, books, illustrations, and satirical drawings. This group began exhibiting in 1934. Krylov died in Moscow in 1990.
Awards:(partial list)
6 USSR State Prizes Full member of the USSR Academy of Arts Lenin Prize Member of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Arts (1947-1949) People's Artist of the USSR RSFSR State Prize (named after I.E. Repin) Stalin Prize, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1951
Exhibitions:(partial list)
1933, "Fifteen Years- Artists of the Russian Federation", Moscow
1946-1952, "All-Union Art Exhibit", Moscow
Collections:(partial list)
Artist's Collection Roses, 1965, Oil on Cardboard, 47 x 61 cm
Nicolay Fine Art Landing Pier on the Oka, 1946, Oil on Cardboard, 21.5 x 33 cm Blue Country House, 1973, Oil on Canvas, Mounted on Cardboard, 35 x 50 cm
The Russian Museum, Leningrad Venice, Early Morning, 1956, Oil on Canvas, 38 x 51 cm
The State Museum named after N.P. Krylov in Tula
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Ufizzi Gallery, Florence Self-portrait,
Books:(partial list) 1998 Socialist Realist Painting, by Matthew Cullerne Bown
p. 153, The Morning of an Officer in the Tsarist Army, 1937-8, Oil on Canvas, 65 x 79in., Russian Army Museum (Kukryniksy work)
p. 215, The Flight of the Fascists from Novgorod, 1944-6, Oil on Canvas, 78 x 90 in., Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (Kukryniksy work)
p. 265, The End, 1948, Oil on Canvas, 79 x 99 in., Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (Kukryniksy work)
