“Fishing”

KHORENKO VOLODYMIR, born in 1927, Donetsk, died in 2001 – Ukrainian painter, famous graphic artist, landscape painter, and author of still life paintings. Graduated from The Grekov Odessa Art school (Grekova, 1955). Member of numerous regional, national, all-Union and solo exhibitions (since 1954).  Member of the National Union of artists of Ukraine (1970).  Khorenko is considered to be one of the most typical representatives of the severe style in the ukrainian soviet art from 70s to 90s. In his lifetime he was able to convey the limitless Majesty of industrial Ukraine. The influence of A. Deineki is noticeable in his thematic paintings. Painting’s of Volodymyr Khorenko are of a great interest to connoisseurs and collectors of art not only because of his neo-modern style, which denied the principles of socialist realism, developing new forms in art, but also for the exquisite manner of painting and lyrics in all his artwork. “Harsh lyric” – this is how art critics called him.  Khorenko is one of those artists of Ukraine whose strict style has received the most distinct embodiment. His main works are displayed in museums and private collections in Ukraine, Europe and America. He worked and lived in Donetsk.