1929 in fine arts of the Soviet Union

The year 1929 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.

Events

 * April 29 — The Third Exhibition of works by society «Circle of artists» («Круг художников») was opened in Russian museum in Leningrad. Exhibited 183 works of 36 authors. The participants were Alexei Pakhomov, Vecheslav Pakulin, Vladimir Malagis, Akexander Vedernikov, and other important Leningrad artists.
 * May 19 — The fourth exhibition of the art association «The Four Arts» was opened in Moscow in the Moscow State University. The participants were Lev Bruni, Aleksei Kravchenko, Pavel Kuznetsov, Vera Mukhina, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Martiros Saryan, Vladimir Favorsky and other important Russian artists.
 * The VIII Exhibition of works by artists of the «Society of Arkhip Kuindzhi» was opened in Leningrad in the Academy of Arts. Exhibited 476 works of painting and sculpture of 73 authors. The participants were Mikhail Avilov, Isaak Brodsky, Alexander Lubimov, Arcady Rylov, Ivan Stepashkin, and other important Russian realist artists.

Births

 * February 6 — Boris Maluev (Борис Яковлевич Малуев), Soviet Russian painter (d. 1987).
 * February 17 — Galina Smirnova (Галина Александровна Смирнова, Soviet Russian painter (d. 2015).

Deaths

 * March 2 — Nikolai Kuznetsov, Ukrainian painter and art professor at the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts (b.1850).