The year 1923 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.
Events
January 8 — Exhibition of Society of the «Artists of the Moscow School» was opened in Mikhailova's Art Salon in Moscow. The participants were 43 artists including Boris Ioganson, Vasily Meshkov, and others. Exhibited 313 art works.[1]
In Petrograd at the Museum of Artistic Culture was founded State Institute of Artistic Culture. Its director was appointed Kazimir Malevich.[2][3]
September 16 — «The Exhibition of 16 Artists» was opened in Petrograd in the Museum of City (former Anichkov Palace). The participants were Grigory Bobrovsky, Mikhail Bobyshov, Isaak Brodsky, Vsevolod Voinov, Nikolai Dormidontov, Nikolai Radlov, Arcady Rylov, Pavel Shillibgovsky, and others.[4]
April 5 — Mikhail Kaneev (Russian: Канеев Михаил Александрович), Russian soviet painter, Honored Art worker of the Russian Federation (died 1983).
June 5 — Yuri Podlasky (Russian: Подляский Юрий Станиславович), Russian soviet painter, Honored Art worker of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the RSFSR (died 1987).
^Каталог выставки картин художников Петрограда всех направлений за 5-летний период деятельности. 1918— 1923 гг. Пг., Академия художеств, 1923.
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Выставка картин «шестнадцати». Пг., 1923.
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