Yefrem Zverkov

On the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Efrem Zverkov

An elevated relation to the world, delicate lyricism, poetry and a sense of nature’s harmony are all elements in the art of Efrem Zverkov (1921-2012). The artist’s creative path began during the years of Krushchev’s Thaw. The art of the Shestidesyatniki (the generation of the 1960s) is both an artistic and a cultural-historic phenomenon as the era’s leading painters undoubtedly reflected their personal perspective on the key moments of the period and were able to raise our country’s culture to new heights.

The Moscow Union of Artists, formerly "MOSKh", the abbreviation for the Moscow Region Union of Artists is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its formation. Many outstanding masters of the Soviet fine and applied arts, design and photography have been members of the body. The exhibition marking this anniversary opened in the Manezh exhibition hall in Moscow in July. Just like the landmark show of 1962, which was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of MOSKh, it was intended to define the most important milestones in the development of the Moscow school of painting, sculpture and drawing, as well as related art forms.