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Nikita Fedosov (1939 – May 17, 1992) was a prominent Russian realist painter.

Training
Along with his cousin, prominent Russian realist artist Mikhail Kugach, Fedosov studied at the Moscow Secondary Art School, the preparatory school for the Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute from 1949 to 1956. He then attended the Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute from 1956 to 1962. His training was also influenced by his uncle, artist Yuri Kugach.

Work
Fedosov gained instant notoriety upon graduating the Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute when his masterful painting, At Dvina, impressed his professors, peers, and art critics. His career is closely tied to the other painters of the Moscow River School including Mikhail Kugach and Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Zabelin.

Death
Fedosov died unexpectedly on May 17, 1992.

Awards

 * Laureate of the State Prize
 * Member of the Russian Artist's Union (1962)
 * Nominated by the Russian Artists' Guild and its president V.M. Siderov, for a major government award for his series Seasons as well as other works (1991)
 * Repin Prize
 * Russian National Award (1991)
 * Russian State Prize winner