Yakov kozlov. In Search of Something Wonderful.

Yakov Kozlov Russian Fine Art

Yakov Ivanovich Kozlov was born to a peasant family. Hunger and cholera swept through the Volga region in the 1920s, leaving only Yakov and his mother alive out of the entire family. They moved to Volsk, followed by Saratov, where his mother married a widowed shoemaker. Yakov, then a teenager, had a difficult time adjusting to his new father and siblings, but it was on his stepfather’s material scraps that the young boy began to draw (the family was too poor to obtain paper). Nobody understood his passion for art, the others made fun of him, punished him and stole his pencils. But he achieved what he wanted and was accepted into an art school.

At the time Saratov stile followed the art traditions created by Alexey Petrovich Bogolubov, a wonderful artist of the XIX century. The city even featured a museum founded by Bogolubov in honour of his grandfather, the author Alexander Nikolayevich Radischev, who had been from the area. The art academy was filled with talented teachers and the museum held one of the largest collections of art and graphic design in the province. The professors, museum and overall creative atmosphere had a beneficial effect on the budding artist. He devoured new experiences, absorbing everything from his surroundings.

Having graduated from the academy, Kozlov moved to Leningrad, where he began the process of applying to the Academy of the Arts. However, the war began, so Yakov joined the armed forces in 1941. He walked through the entire war as part of the artillery on the Volkonsky frontier, participating in battles under Novgorod and in freeing Leningrad. After the war Kozlov was determined to continue his art education. Upon his return in 1945 he became a student at the Art Academy of Riga, where he learned from the famous Janis Tilbergs, who had, in turn, studied under D. N. Kardovsky. Kozlov became Tilbergs’ favorite student, and after graduating with honors he joined as a teacher in the artist’s studio.

Along with teaching, Kozlov also worked on large paintings, many of which make up current collections in Latvian museums. In 1950 Kozlov began participating in exhibitions. In 1957 the president of the USSR Arts Academy saw Kozlov’s work at a national exhibition and offered him a position in Moscow. Yakov Ivanovich began working and living in the capital in 1958, where he joined the Moscow chapter of the USSR Artist’s Union.

The artist had a summer studio in the outskirts of Pereslavl Zalessky, the picturesque views of which became a constant source of inspiration for his work. The artist primarily focused on portrait, landscape and scenery paintings. He dedicated many of his works to the Great Patriotic War, which had been an incredibly painful and deeply emotional experience for him. His main works include: Maxim Gorky in Penaty visiting I. Repin (1949), The Arrest of Jan Rainis (1955), Janis Rainis in Exile (1957), Kolkhoz Grooms (1960), Milkmaids (1960), At School (1960), The Return (1966), Conviction (1967), The Goodbye (1941), Little Sister (1974), and He Didn’t Return (1983).

EXHIBITS 1950, 1953 The Latvian Artists Exposition 1955 A Decade of Latvian Art, Moscow 1957, 1960 National exhibits 1964 1998 Seasonal exhibits in Moscow 1967 – All Union exhibit 1968 1997 War veterans exhibits 1970 1995 – All Union jubilee exhibitions 1976 Personal exhibit at the «Zamoskovorechye» art gallery in Moscow 2000 Personal exhibit at the Moscow Artist’s Union gallery «Kuznetsky Bridge''.

The artist’s works are located in the Museum of Latvian and Russian Art in Riga, the Janis Rainis National Literary Museum in Riga, the Pereslavl Zalessky Museum of Art and History, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Soviet Art Fund and in numerous other collections in Russia, the US, the UK, France, Japan and South Korea.

Copyright © 2016 NB Russian Fine Art Gallery

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) #3

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS"

1960s, oil on cardboard, 43  19 cm (#965 136)

WINDY DAY

1976,

O I L O N C A R D BO A R D ,

76.5 42.5

CM

(#965 054)

#4

B O Y . S T U D Y F O R D I P L O M A P A IN T I N G

1950, oil on canvas, 31  59 cm (#965 057)

O N T H E BA L C O N Y

1965, oil on cardboard, 23.5  12.8 cm (#965 080)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) #5

VITYA

1953, oil on canvas, 60  35 cm (#965 065)

THE YOUNG HORSEMAN. STUDY

1968, oil on cardboard, 35  19.5 cm (#965 084)

#6

WOMAN IN GREY JACKET

1961, oil on cardboard, 41  25.5 cm (#965 129)

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "SPRING IN

1945"

1970s, oil, canvas on cardboard, 50  35 cm (#965 142)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) #7

INTERIOR

1953, oil on cardboard, 43.5  28.5 cm (#965 063)

CHERRY TREE

1969, oil on canvas, 47  32 cm (#965 103)

#8

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS

1986, oil on canvas, 60  90 cm (#965 061)

SOLDIER IN THE FIELD. STUDY

1985, oil on cardboard, 49  33 cm (#965 040)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) #9

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS"

1962, oil on cardboard, 35  25 cm (#965 049)

C O N S T R U C T I O N S I TE . S T U D Y F O R T H E P A I N T I N G " T E C H N I C A L S T U D I E S ''

1960, oil on cardboard, 34  23 cm (#965 138)

# 10

GIRLS WITH A BIRD TABLE

1960, oil on cardboard, 50  35 cm (#965 011)

WOMAN. STUDY

1978, oil on cardboard, 49.5  35 cm (#965 143)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 11

NEIGHBOUR

1959, oil, canvas on cardboard, 60  40 cm (#965 148)

WORKER

1960s, oil on board, 76.5  53 cm (#965 069)

# 12

CHILDREN WITH A BIRD TABLE

1961, oil on board, 50  35 cm (#965 139)

O N T H E BO A R D W A L K

1960s, oil on cardboard, 35  25 cm (#965 135)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 13

GARDENING. AKADEMICHKA

1956, oil on cardboard, 18  13 cm (#965 110)

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS"

1960s, oil on cardboard, 50  35 cm (#965 145)

# 14

BOY WITH A SHOVEL

1960s, oil on cardboard, 50  35 cm (#965 018)

GIRL

1960s, oil on cardboard, 33  24 cm (#965 133)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 15

STUDY

1968, oil on cardboard, 70  49 cm (#965 055)

THE OLD BIRCH TREE

1953, oil on cardboard, 33  24 cm (#965 047)

# 16

SUKHUMI

1975, oil on cardboard, 49  35 cm (#965 140)

GIRL WITH A BLUE CHAIR

1960s, oil on cardboard, 33  24 cm (#965 120)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 17

IN THE STREET

1970, oil on cardboard, 49.5  69.5 cm (#965 009)

VERA UNDER THE BIRCH TREE

1959, oil on cardboard, 34.5  25 cm (#965 085)

# 18

MAN IN A HAT. STUDY

1950s, oil on cardboard, 34.5  25 cm (#965 037)

GIRL. STUDY

1968, oil on cardboard, 40  29 cm (#965 021)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 19

GIRL. STUDY

1998, oil on cardboard, 46.5  34 cm (#965 010)

CYCLING

1960s, oil on cardboard, 37.5  27 cm (#965 045)

# 20

BOY. STUDY

1957, oil on cardboard, 33  24 cm (#965 046)

VALENKI

1961, oil on cardboard, 43.5  30.5 cm (#965 043)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 21

RESTING

1960s, oil on cardboard, 35  25 cm (#965 128)

STILL LIFE

1991, oil on canvas, 40  30 cm (#965 117)

# 22

VILLAGE

1965, oil on cardboard, 23.5  31 cm (#965 125)

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS"

1961, oil on cardboard, 35  25.5 cm (#965 131)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 23

C H I C K E N I N T H E V I LL A G E S T R E E T

1960s, oil on cardboard, 34.5  26.5 cm (#965 126)

S C H O O L G IR L . S T U D Y

1961, oil on cardboard, 35  25 cm (#965 116)

# 24

BY THE WINDOW

1950s, oil on cardboard, 30  23.5 cm (#965 038)

S K E T C H FO R T H E P A I N T I N G " I N D U S T R I A L S C H O O L S T U D E N T S "

1960s, oil on cardboard, 35  27 cm (#965 121)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 25

HEWING LOGS

1960s, oil on cardboard, 42  33.5 cm (#965 044)

S M A L L S TO V E

1950s, oil on cardboard, 40  31.5 cm (#965 041)

# 26

INTERIOR

1960s, oil on cardboard, 32  25 cm (#965 134)

TWO GIRLS

1960s, oil on cardboard, 34  29 cm (#965 124)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 27

BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE

1956, oil on cardboard, 16.5  13.8 cm (#965 078)

KSYUSHA

1992, oil on canvas, 60  60 cm (#965 004)

# 28

AKADEMICHKA

1958, oil on canvas, 28  30.5 cm (#965 036)

VERA

1953, oil on cardboard, 35  30 cm (#965 064)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 29

LANDSCAPE WITH A MAGPIE

1976, oil on canvas, 60  70 cm (#965 106)

FIRST STEPS. STUDY

1961, oil on cardboard, 23.5  28 cm (#965 093)

# 30

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "MEETING"

1986, oil, canvas on cardboard, 46.5  38.5 cm (#965 023)

NUDE

1960s, oil on cardboard, 16  13 cm (#965 091)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 31

AUTUMN

1990, oil on canvas, 50  60 cm (#965 108)

HOUSE AT THE RIVER

1978, oil on canvas, 45  58 cm (#965 105)

# 32

A FAIR DAY

1984, oil on cardboard, 79  97 cm (#965 008)

BLOSSOM

1963, oil on canvas, 73  89 cm (#965 109)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 33

INTERESTING TALK

1982, oil on canvas, 40  50 cm (#965 104)

BIRCH TREES

1965, oil on canvas, 34  42 cm (#965 097)

# 34

PINES. SEASHORE NEAR RIGA

1952, oil on cardboard, 14  18 cm (#965 068)

CONSTRUCTION SIGHT

1985, oil on cardboard, 35  28.5 cm (#965 123)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 35

S T U D Y F O R T H E P A I N T I N G " F A M I L Y ''

1970, watercolor on paper, 15  17.8 cm (#965 071)

AT THE HEALTH RESORT

1974, oil on canvas, 40  50 cm (#965 099)

# 36

IN THE GARDEN

1985, oil on cardboard, 54  70 cm (#965 059)

FROSTY DAY

1962, oil on cardboard, 33  43.5 cm (#965 015)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 37

SEASHORE NEAR RIGA. HEALTH RESORT

1956, oil on cardboard, 18  14 cm (#965 074)

BLUE SKY

1970s, oil on cardboard, 56  75.5 cm (#965 053)

# 38

APRIL

1970, oil on canvas, 100  120 cm (#965 007)

STILL LIFE WITH MARROW SQUASH

1989, oil on canvas, 50  60 cm (#965 102)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 39

RESTING

1970s, oil on cardboard, 39.5  70 cm (#965 058)

LANDSCAPE WITH A BOAT

1968, oil on canvas, 35  45 cm (#965 028)

# 40

BEGINNING OF WINTER

1960, oil on cardboard, 27  35 cm (#965 042)

VILLAGE IN WINTER. STUDY

1960s, oil on cardboard, 13  17 cm (#965 112)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 41

S T U D Y W I T H A V I L LA G E H O U S E

1970s, oil on cardboard, 56.5  75 cm (#965 151)

VYATKA

1956, oil on cardboard, 13  17 cm (#965 114)

# 42

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "TWINS"

1970, oil on cardboard, 19  26 cm (#965 026)

APPLE HARVESTING

1950s, oil on cardboard, 54  73.5 cm (#965 052)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 43

STUDY

1972, oil on cardboard, 31  49 cm (#965 141)

LITTLE GOATS

1980, oil on cardboard, 16  25 cm (#965 072)

# 44

FAMILY. STUDY

1960s, oil on board, 19  32 cm (#965 130)

GREY DAY AT THE VOLGA RIVER

1964, oil on cardboard, 44  76.5 cm (#965 152)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 45

DATING

1960s, oil on paper, 20  34 cm (#965 132)

LITTLE ASSISTANT

1960s, oil on cardboard, 17  34.5 cm (#965 115)

# 46

LANDSCAPE WITH A TRACTOR

1964, oil on board, 42  76 cm (#965 149)

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "PARTISANS"

1949, oil, canvas on cardboard, 24  43 cm (#965 027)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 47

S U M M E R TE R R A C E

1952, oil on cardboard, 45  61 cm (#965 050)

H A Y M A K IN G

1993, oil, canvas on cardboard, 24.5  34.5 cm (#965 039)

# 48

S T U D Y F O R T H E P A I N T I N G " P LA N T I N G "

1968, oil on canvas, 60  80 cm (#965 098)

WILD ASH

1960s, oil on cardboard, 55  76 cm (#965 146)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 49

T H E B O Y O N A W H IT E H O R S E

1954, oil on cardboard, 24.5  34.5 cm (#965 001)

SCHOOL ROAD

1962, oil on cardboard, 49  74 cm (#965 154)

# 50

SKIING

1958, oil on cardboard, 34.5  49.5 cm (#965 016)

POTATO HARVESTING

1970, oil on canvas, 24  34 cm (#965 025)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 51

K A Z A K H BO Y

1972, oil on canvas, 50  70 cm (#965 107)

I N T H E V IL L A G E S T R E E T

1970, oil on cardboard, 35  50 cm (#965 013)

# 52

WEEKEND

1970, oil, canvas on cardboard, 50  70 cm (#965 003)

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING

«AT

T H E P U B L I S H I N G O F F I C E ". R I G A

1958, oil on cardboard, 22  31.5 cm (#965 127)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) #53

YOUNG HORSEMEN

1960s, oil on cardboard, 25  35 cm (#965 122)

AUTUMN

1991, oil on canvas, 100  70 cm (#965 005)

# 54

LITTLE DRESSMAKER

1956, charcoal on paper, 41  55 cm (#965 060)

COWS

1960, oil on cardboard, 50  70 cm (#965 062)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 55

RAINBOW AT THE RIVER

1962, oil on cardboard, 49  70 cm (#965 153)

FIRST STEPS. STUDY

1961, oil on cardboard, 25.5  35 cm (#965 020)

# 56

AUTUMN. VILLAGE BREMBOLA

1993, oil on cardboard, 35  50 cm (#965 006)

WILD ROSEMARY

1968, oil on cardboard, 35  50 cm (#965 017)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 57

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "THE FIRST STEPS"

1987, oil on board, 47  67 cm (#965 147)

NEAR THE FIRE

1956, oil on cardboard, 12.5  18 cm (#965 077)

# 58

NEAR THE FIRE

1974, oil on canvas, 20  31 cm (#965 030)

EARLY SPRING

1960s, oil on cardboard, 25  37 cm (#965 024)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 59

SPRING WORKS

1960s, oil on cardboard, 40.5  66 cm (#965 056)

SWIMMERS

1980, oil on cardboard, 50  76 cm (#965 150)

# 60

STUDY FOR THE PAINTING "TWINS"

1980, oil on cardboard, 18  28 cm (#965 070)

TADJIK CHILDREN. STUDY

1968, oil on cardboard, 50  70 cm (#965 002)

Kozlov, Yakov (Moscow) # 61

PARTY

1992, oil on cardboard, 18  31 cm (#965 089)

TROIKA. STUDY

1950s, oil on cardboard, 14  22 cm (#965 111)

# 62

PLANTING

1960, oil on cardboard, 11  26.5 cm (#965 079)

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