Artist Prohorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich

Country: Russian Federation
City: Moskow

Prokhorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich - the people's artist of the Russian Federation.
Prokhorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich was born in 1924 in the village of Karavaevo, Vladimir region.
Konstantin Prokhorov began to study painting in Palekh art College, then continued her studies at the Ivanovo art school, Simferopol art College named.N. With.Samokish (Crimea), Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture named. I. E. Repin Academy of arts of the USSR in Leningrad. She studied with M. Perina, Professor A. Kuznetsov, academician L. Sherwood. K. A.
Konstantin Prokhorov – VOV. He was drafted into the army in 1943 and discharged in 1946.
In 1946, Prokhorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich moved to Crimea, where he continued training at the Simferopol art school. N. With. Samokish.
Konstantin Prokhorov still a student fell in love with the artistic realism, and dedicated to him his entire life.
In 1948, K. A. Prokhorov became member of the Union of artists of the USSR. For several years he worked as a teacher at the Simferopol College, an employee of the Regional art gallery.
Since 1950-ies of the Prokhorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich actively participated in regional, Republican and all-Union exhibitions. His paintings were often issued in the form of postcards and large thousands of copies.
From 1955 to 1958 Prokhorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich headed the Crimean regional branch of Union of artists of the USSR.
In 1955, during the exhibition in the Tretyakov gallery, two of his works: "Blooming almond" and "Artek Bay" liked and were donated to the Indira Gandhi and her father George. Nehru.
In 1960, K. A. Prokhorov awarded the title of Honored artist of the Ukrainian SSR.
In 1974, K. A. Prokhorov and his family moved from the Crimea to Moscow and settled near the town of Dmitrov.
Konstantin Prokhorov constant participant of exhibitions of Moscow halls: the Arena, the Tretyakov gallery, CDSA, Academy of Sciences, exhibitions on Krutitsky a shaft.
In 1997 Konstantin Prokhorov awarded the title - Honored artist of Russia.
In 2002-2005, was conducted a number of solo exhibitions of the artist Konstantin Alexandrovich Prokhorov in the Federation Council in Moscow.
In 2011, the decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 647 dated 19.05.2011 Prokhorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich was awarded the title "people's artist of Russia".
Work Prokhorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich are in museums of Ukraine, Russia, the best private collections in France, Italy, Germany, USA, Japan, India, Canada.