Gennady Korolev

27 paintings
Portrait of Gennady Korolev

Gennady Georgievich Korolev (1913-1990) was a Stalin Prize laureate and a major master of the Socialist Realist school, whose career was defined by the epic events of the 20th century. His studies at the prestigious Moscow State Art Institute V.I. Surikov (1938-1946) under the great master Sergei Gerasimov were interrupted by his service in the army during World War II. A member of the USSR Union of Artists, Korolev became known for his large-scale, multi-figure paintings depicting revolutionary history and the grand narrative of the Soviet people.

While celebrated for his official historical works, the paintings in our collection reveal a more personal and lyrical side of Korolev's immense talent. In his "Street in Samarkand with Blue Figure," he masterfully captures the exotic light and ancient architecture of Central Asia, a subject that captivated many Soviet painters. In his intimate "Self-Portrait," he turns his gaze inward, creating a study in quiet introspection, rendered with the psychological depth he learned from his teachers. These works show a painter who was not only an illustrator of grand state narratives but also a sensitive observer of the world and the self.

The legacy of Gennady Korolev is that of a top-tier master of the Soviet academic tradition. His status was cemented by the 1951 Stalin Prize, one of the highest honors an artist could receive, for his contribution to a major state-commissioned painting. His works are held in the permanent collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery and other major museums. For the collector, owning a painting by Korolev is to acquire a powerful, historically definitive piece from a Stalin Prize winner and one of the quintessential masters of his era.

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Paintings

Protua by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK1000FL

Protua

Status: Available
Herd by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK1001FL

Herd

Status: Available
Village Landscape by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK1003FL

Village Landscape

Status: Available
Samarkand, Evening on Pedjekentskaya Street from R by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK1004FL

Samarkand, Evening on Pedjekentskaya Street from R

Status: Available
Street in Samarkand with Blue Figure by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK1007FL

Street in Samarkand with Blue Figure

Status: Available
On the Way to the Shore by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5000FL

On the Way to the Shore

Status: Available
Familiar Place by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5001FL

Familiar Place

Status: Available
Igor Polgopolov by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5002FL

Igor Polgopolov

Status: Available
Herd by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5003FL

Herd

Status: Available
Tillya-Kari by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5005FL

Tillya-Kari

Status: Available
Self-Portrait by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5006FL

Self-Portrait

Status: Available
Samarkand Landscape by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5007FL

Samarkand Landscape

Status: Available
Square of Registan by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5008L

Square of Registan

Status: Available
Evening on Pyendzkentskaya Street by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5009FL

Evening on Pyendzkentskaya Street

Status: Available
Aunt Masha by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5010L

Aunt Masha

Status: Available
Portrait of Mother by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5011FL

Portrait of Mother

Status: Available
Hay Stacks by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5012L

Hay Stacks

Status: Available
Beginning of Spring by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5014L

Beginning of Spring

Status: Available
Autumn Day by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5016FL

Autumn Day

Status: Available
Cottage by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5018FL

Cottage

Status: Available
Road to Troitskaye by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5019FL

Road to Troitskaye

Status: Available
Bibi-Hanim, Samarkand by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5022FL

Bibi-Hanim, Samarkand

Status: Available
The Circus Shapito on Square of Registan by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5023FL

The Circus Shapito on Square of Registan

Status: Available
Registan by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5024L

Registan

Status: Available
Warm Evening by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5025FL

Warm Evening

Status: Available
Wooden Home by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5026FL

Wooden Home

Status: Available
Lopecnya by Gennady Korolev
Ref. #: GK5027FL

Lopecnya

Status: Available