Background

Vasily Sumarev was born on December 7, 1938, in Minsk, BSSR (present-day Minsk, Belarus). He is a son of Fedor Sumarev and Marfa Sumareva.

Education

Vasily graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts in 1965. There, his mentors included Mai Dantsig and Ivan Ahremchik.

Career

During the period from 1965 till 1990, Sumarev held the post of a head of children's folk art studio at the House of Culture of Textile Workers in Minsk (present-day Minsk City Palace of Culture).

Currently, Vasily lives and works in his own workshop in Minsk.

Achievements

• Vasily Sumarev is a well-known Belarusian painter, who became famous for his works, such as "My house" (1970), "The night, when the cactus started to bloom" (1975) and "The story about Novogrudok" (1976).
  
  In 1981, the painter was named an Honored Artist of the BSSR. Also, he received the Order of Francysk Skaryna from Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, President of Belarus, on February 1, 2013.
  
  Today, his works are kept in the collections of several museums, including the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Museum of Modern Art in Minsk, as well as in the funds of the Belarusian Union of Artists and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus. Also, some of his works are held in the exhibition association "Central House of Artists" in Moscow.

Works

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  • My house

    1970

  • Holiday at the tractor village

    1983

  • Funny winter in Loshitsa

    1970

  • Chemical Plant

    1965

  • Hoarfrost

    1966

  • Return

    1967

  • Sunday

    1968

  • October

    1970

  • Wedding

    1972

  • Still Life with a Red Jug

    1973

  • Still-life with a glass

    1973

  • Five-minute break

    1974

  • Soldiers' morning

    1973

  • Letter

    1967

Views

In his oeuvre, Vasily Sumarev relies not only on the experience of Plastic arts. His works also contain elements of theatre and folklore. In general, the artist tries to follow the traditions of Realism.

Membership

• Belarusian Union of Artists , Belarus

  1967

Connections

Vasily is married to Natalia Sumareva, who is a teacher of Russian language and literature. They gave birth to two daughters, Ekaterina and Daria, both painters. Also, Vasily and Natalia have several grandchildren, including Zakhar Kopach, Artemy Kopach and Marijka Sumareva. Viktor Kopach, a renowned Belarusian sculptor, is Vasily and Natalia's son-in-law.

Father:

Fedor Sumarev

Mother:

Marfa Sumareva

child:

Ekaterina Sumareva

child:

Daria Sumareva-Kopach

Wife:

Natalia Sumareva

grandchild:

Zakhar Kopach

grandchild:

Artemy Kopach

grandchild:

Marijka Sumareva

son-in-law:

Viktor Kopach

mentor:

Mai Dantsig

mentor:

Ivan Ahremchik