Hailing from Rostov Don, Russia, Boris Sporykhin’s legacy is one of rural Russia enlivened with dynamic colour effects and flickering dapples of light. Described as the ‘Rostov Paul Cezanne’, his oeuvre carries an adventurous spirit underpinned by an appreciation of both impressionism and realism. Many of his digitised works are academic drawings from his time in Moscow that exemplify his skill as a draughtsman, but these contrast with his later works in oil, which are freer, uplifting, and buoyant.

He’s represented in numerous public collections.

Exhibited

‘Soviet Russia’ exhibition in Moscow, Various galleries in Rostov Don.

Public Collections

Rostov Don Centre Museum, Tobolsk Art Museum.

Timeline

1928

Born in Rostov Don, Russia.

1939-1941

Trained at ‘Art Studio’ in Rostov Don.

1945-1950

Trained at Rostov Don Art College under SI Zhovmir, VN Bochkarev and TP Semenova.

1950-1956

Trained at Surikov Art Institute, Moscow, under KM Maksimov, VN Gavrilov, and PD Pokarzhevsky.

1956

Became a member of the Union of Artists.

1960

Shown at the ‘Soviet Russia’ exhibition in Moscow.

1968

Solo exhibition in Rostov Don.

1978

Solo exhibition in Rostov Don.

1989

Solo exhibition in Rostov Don.

1997

Awarded the accolade of ‘Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation’.

2006

Awarded the accolade of ‘People’s Artist of the Russian Federation’.

2020

Died in Rostov Don.