Vasily Makarovich Fomin was born in 1898 in the village of Rovatoe, Nizhnedevitskiy district, Voronezh governorate. During the Civil War he was seriously wounded and underwent several operations. Having been demobilized, Fomin worked in state institutions, and in the late 1920s he entered the Higher Art and Industry Workshops in Moscow. After graduation, Vasily Makarovich worked at the Stary Oskol railway school as a teacher of drawing and draftsmanship. He later taught at the Yelets and Orel Art Schools.
In 1940, Vasily Makarovich moved to Vladivostok. There he worked in an art school and became a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. During his stay in Vladivostok, Vasily Makarovich created a large painting “The Arrest of Lazo”. This picture is in the art collection of Vladivostok. In 1947, the artist moved to Barnaul and painted portraits, among which are those of the honored surgeon Cheglitsov and the Hero of the Soviet Union Kascheev.
Vasily Makarovich Fomin participated in the exhibition, organized by the Novosibirsk department of arts (1943), where all his major works were presented and listed in the catalog. In 1953, Fomin returned to Stary Oskol and worked at the Pushkarskaya school, and three years later he moved to Voronezh, where he painted a number of landscapes. In 1972, he had his personal exhibition, timed to his 75th birthday, in Donetsk. More than 30 canvases of the painter are preserved in the Museum of Local Lore.
In “Portrait of a Girl” the model sits half-turned, leaning on the back of a chair. She holds a Russian Grammar textbook in her left hand. Her face is calm, her gray-blue eyes look straight ahead, her hair is slicked back, small strands of fringes fall to her forehead, her eyebrows are fair, her nose is small, her lips are closed in a half-smile. The girl is dressed in a dark brown school uniform with a white collar, from under which a pioneer tie knot can be seen. The girl sits indoors, with a rack of books behind her.
The portrait is painted in smooth impasto technique with broad brushstrokes. The artist’s signature is in the lower left corner in red-brown paint.
In 1940, Vasily Makarovich moved to Vladivostok. There he worked in an art school and became a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. During his stay in Vladivostok, Vasily Makarovich created a large painting “The Arrest of Lazo”. This picture is in the art collection of Vladivostok. In 1947, the artist moved to Barnaul and painted portraits, among which are those of the honored surgeon Cheglitsov and the Hero of the Soviet Union Kascheev.
Vasily Makarovich Fomin participated in the exhibition, organized by the Novosibirsk department of arts (1943), where all his major works were presented and listed in the catalog. In 1953, Fomin returned to Stary Oskol and worked at the Pushkarskaya school, and three years later he moved to Voronezh, where he painted a number of landscapes. In 1972, he had his personal exhibition, timed to his 75th birthday, in Donetsk. More than 30 canvases of the painter are preserved in the Museum of Local Lore.
In “Portrait of a Girl” the model sits half-turned, leaning on the back of a chair. She holds a Russian Grammar textbook in her left hand. Her face is calm, her gray-blue eyes look straight ahead, her hair is slicked back, small strands of fringes fall to her forehead, her eyebrows are fair, her nose is small, her lips are closed in a half-smile. The girl is dressed in a dark brown school uniform with a white collar, from under which a pioneer tie knot can be seen. The girl sits indoors, with a rack of books behind her.
The portrait is painted in smooth impasto technique with broad brushstrokes. The artist’s signature is in the lower left corner in red-brown paint.
