Alexei Tsvetkov (sculptor)

Alexei Sergeevich Tsvetkov (Алексе́й Серге́евич Цветко́в; March 17, 1924, Bukarevo (Tver Province), Soviet Russia – June 28, 2009, Moscow, Russian Federation) was a Russian sculptor (animal painter), Honored Artist of Russian Federation, who lived and worked in Moscow. His sculptures reside in State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, in art museums and private collections in Russia and other countries of the world.

Biography
Alexei Sergeevich Tsvetkov was born March 17, 1924, in the family of a peasant called Sergei Tsvetkov in the village of Bukarevo in Tver Province. Wounded and lost a leg on active service in the Second World War (1941–45). Studied at the Vera Mukhina School of Art and Industry in Leningrad (1945–50). Lived in Moscow (from 1952). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1958). Alexey Tsvetkov is called "the master of the wood", as he keeps this material live in his works. That is why his beasties look so alive and very Russian, thanks to the artist’s Russian background: Alexey grown up and absorbed the spirit of a Russian village. His sculptures reside in State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, in art museums and private collections in Russia and other countries of the world. He has created more than 300 sculptures.