Irina Dobryakova

Irina Mikhailovna Dobrekova (Russian: Ири́на Миха́йловна Добряко́ва; born 16 February 1931, Leningrad, USSR) is a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, living and working in Saint Petersburg, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), regarded as a representative of the Leningrad school of painting.

Biography

Irina Dobrekova was born on 16 February 1931, in Leningrad, USSR.

In 1961, Irina Dobrekova graduated from Higher School of Art and Industry named after Vera Mukhina in Alexander Kazantsev workshop, where she studied of Piotr Buchkin, Arseny Semionov, and Lev Chegorovsky.

Irina Dobrekova has participated in Art Exhibitions Since 1965. She painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre scenes, work in oil and tempera painting.

In her art plein air style of 1950-1960 was later replaced on inventing motives and interest to transfer of internal tension and latent drama in themes, where at first glance, nothing happens. Her still lifes with fruit of 1980s years is distinguished by bright intense color and sharp composition.

In 1972 Irina Dobrekova become a member of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 - the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation). In 1960–1970 years she repeatedly worked in the House of creativity «Staraya Ladoga».

Paintings by Irina Dobrekova reside in Art museums and private collections of Russia, France, Germane, Finland, in the U.S., England, and in other countries.