Aleksandr Sokolov (painter, born 1918)

Alexander Ivanovich Sokolov (Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Соколо́в; 1 December 1918 – 9 May 1973) was a Soviet Russian painter and Art teacher, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre painting.

Biography
Alexander Ivanovich Sokolov was born 1 December 1918, in Aleshki village, Voronezh Province of Soviet Russia. He was a veteran of World War II, participated in the defense of the Leningrad and he had many military orders.

In 1950, Alexander Sokolov graduated from Ilya Repin Institute in Victor Oreshnikov workshop. He studied of Veniamin Belkin, Mikhail Bernshtein, Pavel Naumov, Andrei Mylnikov. After graduation, his work was presented in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, and sketches from the life. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists since 1950. Master of Art-criticism (1954), an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1970). Alexander Ivanovich Sokolov died on 9 May 1973, in Leningrad. His paintings reside in the State Russian Museum, in Art museums, and in private collections in Russia, France, England, United States, and other countries.