Oleksandr Stepanovych Yakymchuk (September 13, 1899 – 1970) was a painter and educator from Korets in Volhynia (Ukraine). [1][2][3][4]

Oleksandr Stepanovych Yakymchuk
Born(1899-09-13)13 September 1899
Died13 September 1970(1970-09-13) (aged 70–71)
NationalityUkrainian
StylePainter

Biography edit

Oleksandr Stepanovych Yakymchuk obtained his artistic education in private studios Kyiv and in Warsaw from 1921 to 1923. In 1928, he continued his education in Italy. [5] During 1925-1931 he was a tutor at Pochayiv Art School and the same time he headed an amateur theatre in Pochaiv affiliated with Prosvita Ukrainian society, where he played violin. Oleksa Shatkivsky is one of his most famous students [5][3]

Exhibitions edit

Yakymchuk has shown his works in the exhibitions in Warsaw (1932-1939), Lutsk (1926, 1928), Poznan (1929), Kremenets, and Lviv.[3]

Major works edit

  • "Potato Harvest" and "Hunter" (1928)
  • "Beggars in Pochaiv" (1938)
  • portrait of Taras Shevchenko (1939)
  • a series of watercolour landscapes of Volhynia (1940–1944)

Yakymchuk received numerous awards. His works are preserved in the Kremenets Local Lore Museum and private collections in Ukraine, Poland, and Italy.[2][4]

References edit

  1. ^ Марчук, Володимир. "Якимчук Олександр Степанович". ВЕЛИКА ВОЛИНЬ: ГАЛЕРЕЯ МИСТЕЦТВ. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Волынский художник Якимчук Александр Степанович". Соцреализм. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Панфілова, Олександра (2012), Мистецьке життя Кременеччини 20-30-х років ХХ століття (PDF), Тернопіль: Астон, p. 2, 13, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 53
  4. ^ a b Кубійович, Володимир, ed. (1984), "Якимчук Олександер (1899 — 1970)", Енциклопедія українознавства : Словникова частина : [в 11 т.] / Наукове товариство імені Шевченка, vol. XI, Париж — Нью-Йорк: Молоде життя
  5. ^ a b Скакальська, Ірина (2013), "Українська еліта міжвоєнного періоду ХХ ст. у фондах Кременецького краєзнавчого музею" [The Ukrainian elite during the interwar period of the 20th century in Kremenets’ district in the Kremenets’ local history museum’s stock], Збірник праць ТО НТШ, Музеї Тернопільщини 8, Тернопіль: Терно-граф, p. 447-458