Сумерки

1930–1957 · Lugar de trabajo

Saint Petersburg

1951–1957

Studies under B. V. Ioganson at the Repin Institute

He studied at the Leningrad Secondary Art School and then at the Repin Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, in the studio of B. V. Ioganson. By state assignment he was sent to Izhevsk as a teacher of drawing and trigonometry, then transferred to Ivanovo and afterwards to Moscow.

1956

Marries Nina Vinogradova-Benois

His first wife was Nina Vinogradova-Benois (1936–1986); the marriage lasted until 1986. While married, he had a relationship with the VGIK student Larisa Kadochnikova.

1957 · Lugar de trabajo

Moscow

early February 1957

First exhibition at the House of Art Workers

The first exhibition of his works took place in Moscow, at the Central House of Art Workers, and was a great success.