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The Image of the City of Vyborg in the Engravings of the Martial Artist Mikhail Matorin (1901-1976)

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Abstract

Military printmaker Mikhail Matorin (1901 – 1976) was the first in linocut who captured the image of Vyborg. M. V. Matorin spent the whole war as a martial artist of the Grekov studio of military artists. He has been to different fronts. Sheets of the album of Linoleum Prints «Vyborg», created as a result of his stay on the Finnish front, was dedicated to the city in June 1944. Matorin has seen a powerful «Mannerheim Line», he visited places of recent battles and has commemorated all seen by him. Linocuts of Matorin have a picturesque character, striking colourfulness and temperament.

Published in American Journal of Art and Design (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajad.20170204.12
Page(s) 93-99
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Keywords

Mikhail Matorin, Linocut, Print, Drawing, Printmaker, Vyborg, Mikhail Sokolnikov, Front-Line Artists, The Grekov Studio of Military Artists

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