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Bakhirev Sergey Pavlovich (1898 - 1973)  Click to play

Sergey Pavlovich Bakhirev was born in the village of Svergino, Vladimir Guberniya, on January 12, 1898, and died in Palekh on February 10, 1973. The artist came from a family of icon painters. Worked in the workshops of M.P. Parilov, the father of N.M. Parilov. A pupil of the Ancient Painting Guild from 1928, and member of the Guild from 1933.

Being a gifted miniaturist, Sergey Pavlovich produced many beautiful compositions in the Palekh painting traditions. This artist worked on the themes of folklore, history, contemporary and genre scenes. Bakhirev is known for such pieces as, "A collective-farm festival", "Mikhail Kazarinov", "A Russian winter festival ", "Fog", "Yevpati Kolovrat".

The painter has been participant of different art exhibitions since 1935. There is an interesting fact that in 1939 Sergey Pavlovich was awarded a bicycle as a prize in the Moscow exhibition.

His exquisite art works can be currently seen in the State Museum of Palekh Art, State Tretiyakov Gallery, Museum of Arts and Crafts (Smolensk), Nizhny Tagil Fine Art Museum, and State Art Museum (Nizhny Novgorod).

Information on this artist and his works can be found in these books:

I. Feoktistova T.Ye, 1999, PALEKH ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE THIRD MILLENIUM. To Mark the 75th anniversary of Palekh Lacquer Miniatures, OGI, Moscow, page 180:
1. Casket "Reading the Collective Farm Charter on Prosperous Life" (1935, State Museum of Palekh Art), # 49.
2. Casket "Fog" (1948, Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum), # 50.
3. Casket "Poet Isakovsky Among Young People" (1951, Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum), # 51.
4. Casket "Yevpati Kolovrat" (1955, State Museum of Palekh Art), # 52.
Sergey Pavlovich Bakhirev's biography is cited on page 294.

II. Pirogova L., 1994, PALEKH HISTORY AND MODERN TIME, ISKUSSTVO, ROSKNIGA, Moscow, ISBN 5-210-01301-4:
Sergey Pavlovich Bakhirev's biography is cited at page 178.

III. Gorbunov G.I., 1954, PALEKH, Ivanovo publising:
Sergey Pavlovich Bakhirev's biography is sited at page 62.


Reference: page 290 of Feoktistova T.E., 1999, "OGI", Moscow, 5-900241-63-7 ,

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