Boim Solomon Samsonovich
Near the Rossiya Hotel
Year
1970
Material
Paper, watercolor
Dimensions
35х47
Category
Graphics
Period
Soviet Period (1917–1991)
A 1970 work depicting a view near the Rossiya Hotel. The watercolor conveys the characteristic atmosphere of the Moscow urban space of that time.
Artist
Boim Solomon Samsonovich
1899 — 1978
Solomon Samsonovich Boim (1899–1978) was a Soviet graphic artist and painter. From 1922 to 1929, he studied in the graphic department of Vkhutemas-Vkhutein under N.N. Kupriyanov, P.N. Lvov, and P.V. Miturich. Starting in 1929, he illustrated books for the Detgiz publishing house. During the Great Patriotic War, he served as the chief artist of the Political Directorate of the Baltic Fleet. He was also involved in teaching at the VTsSPS studio, the Moscow Art Institute, and the Moscow Regional Art Pedagogical College in memory of 1905.