02.02.2011 - 02.02.2011 |
On February 1, 2011 the President of the Russian Academy of Arts presented the new Order of the Russian Academy of Arts “For Services to Art” to Efrem Zverkov, People’s Artist of the USSR, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, laureate of State Prizes of the Russian Federation. The award ceremony has been timed to the artist’s 90th anniversary. Efrem Zverkov is one of the leading Russian masters of landscape painting who actively continues to work in spite of his advanced age. He is not only creating new artworks, but also shares his experience and knowledge with young artists who due to his efforts keep up the succession of traditions of Russian landscape painting. The master’s canvases and works of his pupils are on show in honor of his jubilee in the exhibition halls of the Russian Academy of Arts.
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