Background
VEREYSKIY, Georgiy was born on July 30, 1886 in Proskurov.
VEREYSKIY, Georgiy was born on July 30, 1886 in Proskurov.
Studied privately under Ye. Shreder in Khar’kov.
1905, after taking part in revol movement, emigrated to Italy and Germany. 1907 returned to Russia. 1913-1916 worked at Ostroumova-Lebedeva, Lansere and Kustodiyev’s studio in Saint St. Petersburg.
1918-1930 head, Drawings and Engravings Department, State Hermitage. Lectured on the history of engravings at Academy of Arts, Leningrad.
Member, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Arts from 1949.