Biography

Kuharev Vladimir (18.11.1916, village Zadetuni, Vitebsk district, Vitebsk region - 11.07.2000, Vitebsk), Belarusian painter. He graduated from Vitebsk Art College in 1938. A member of Belarusian Union of Artists (1953). He lived in Vitebsk.

The artist worked in various genres of easel painting, more often in portrait and thematic picture. The works are characterized by symbolic significance of images, ornamentality of pictorial language.

Among the works are: «In Gestapo Dungeons» (1945), «K. Zaslonov» (1946), «Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya» (1952), «Farewell of Slavianka» (1955), «Bat'ka Minaj» (1957), «Heroes of the First Belarusian» (1958), «Actress G. Markina» (1965) «Vera Khoruzhaya» (1974), «Khatyn. Mother» (1978), «Veteran» (1979), «People's Artist F. Shmakov» (1981), «Danila Raytsev» (1985), «Marc Chagall» (1987), «Francysk Skaryna» (1989), «The Annunciation Church» (1989), «Vitebsk Beauty-89» (1989), «Princess Olga» (1991), «Evening Bell» (1991), «Prayer» (1992), «Euphrosyne of Polotsk» (1993), «Vitebsk» (1993).

LITERATURE

Цыбульский, М. Л. Кухарев Владимир Иванович / М. Л. Цыбульский // Регионы Беларуси : энцикл. : в 7 т. / редкол.: Т. В. Белова (гл. ред.) [и др.]. — Мн. : Беларус. Энцыкл. імя П. Броўкі, 2011. — Т. 2 : Витебская область. Кн. 2. — С. 16.