1979 in fine arts of the Soviet Union

See also: 1979 in art

The year 1979 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.

Events

• Spring Exhibition of works by Leningrad artists was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
• Exhibition of works by Yuri Neprintsev dedicated to 70th Anniversary was opened in the Museum of the Academy of Arts of the USSR in Leningrad.
• Exhibition of works by Gevork Kotiantz was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
• Exhibition of works by Alexander Lubimov (1879–1955) dedicated to 100-years Anniversary was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.

Deaths

• February 23 — Mikhail Natarevich (Russian: Натаревич Михаил Давидович), soviet painter (b. 1907).

See also

• List of Russian artists
• List of painters of Leningrad Union of Artists
• Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
• Russian culture

Sources

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