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Igor Palmin (born 1933)
Photojournalist, cameraman, and creator of one of the largest photographicchronicles of Moscow art life of the 1960s-1980s and a whole gallery of “portraits” of its principal figures – non-conformist and conceptualist artists. Since 1980, he has successfully photographed the historical architecture of Moscow. He took part in numerous exhibits (in particular, in Cologne, Brussels, and Venice) and authored several dozen books. |
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George Apazidis (born 1937)
Continued his father’s activities as art collector and patron.Holds a Ph.D. degree in engineering. Author of scholarly articles and books. Published numerous essays in the Russian press, including essays about the artist Anatoly Zverev. |
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Suprematist composition
Anna Karenina, 1950-s Gossips, 1950-s Self-portrait Still life with lobster |
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Self-portrait, 1950-s
Portrait of G. Costakis, 1958 Portrait of Y. Nosov, 1985 Portrait of O. Aseeva, 1973 Portrait of D. Krasnopevtsev, 1961  |
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Yuri Nosov (1945)
Collector and exhibition curator. Holds a Ph.D. in philology. Author of articles on art.Author of kinetic sculptures (mobiles) that have been exhibited at the Manege and The State Tretyakov Gallery and are found in private collections in Russia, Germany, and Switzerland. Donated a number of Zverev’s works and biographical artifacts to the AZ Museum. |
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Geometric composition, 1959
Self-portrait, 1959 Portrait of G. Costakis, 1956 A walk, 1956  |
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Natalya Costakis
George Costakis’ youngest daughter. Artist, collector and art curator.Owns a collection of Zverev’s works. Studied at the Stroganov Higher Arts and Crafts College and participated in many Russian and foreign exhibitions. For the exhibit Zverev in Flames at the New Manege in 2012, Natalya Costakis loaned Zverev’s unique drawings that had miraculously survived a fire at George Costakis’ dacha. The success of this exhibit led to the idea of creating the AZ Museum. |
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Portrait of O. Aseeva, 1969
Elephant, 1950-s Female portrait, 1968 Portrait of O. Aseeva, 1971 Portrait of I. Kuznetsov, 1986 Self-portrait, 1968  |
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Igor Kuznetsov (born 1952)
historian. A friend of Anatoly Zverev and Oksana Aseyeva. Organized Zverev exhibits in Moscow, Saratov and other Russian cities. Wrote articles about Zverev. “The priest Georgy Kochetkov has written that the end of the 20th century was marked by three geniuses: Schnittke in music, Averintsev in philology and Zverev in painting. I totally agree with him.” |
