The painters family

The Sokolov family are member of the Union of Russian Painters in Moskau. The are already well known in Russia and have gained international reputation. Some of their pictures are listed in international art catalogues. Pictures of members of the Sokolov family can be found in russian museums, in private colections of art in Russia, the United States, Japan and several european countries, especially France, the Netherlands and Germany. Their pictures impress bei their expressive nature and can give a certain kind of charisma to a room. Apart from that they represent a good financial investment.

Vadim

Natalia

Elena

Sorry, no picture of Pjotr available yet Pjotr

Vadim Sokolov, born in Moskow in 1942, and his wife Natalia Sokolova, born in 1943 in Nowosibirsk, Siberia, met during their study time at the Kalinin Academy of Arts in Moskow and married after their examination. Till today, their lifes are determined by their mutual inspiration, which also involves the lifes of their two, not less talented children.

Their work is strongly influenced by the "Group of the Nine", Painters of the 60's, especially Boris Byrger (teacher of Natalia and Vadim), as well as Kandinsky, Cezanne, Monet, an others; but nevertheless they found their own, personal style of painting.

In Natalia's paintings, light plays an important part. Her special style of applying colors in thick layers to the canvas, makes leafs, trees and furrows sometimes appear a little three-dimensional and raised from the canvas. Vadim's paintings are quite different from the typical russian style of naturalistic pictures, that Natalia and Elena prefer. His picture style is more abstract an expressionistic, with deformed geometric and areal structures, including cubistic elements. He prefers to paint houses and urban architecture and has turned away from tradional painting to his own, modern style.

Sokolov's daughter Elena, born in Moskow in 1966, has inherited the artistic talent of her parents. Since she graduated from the academy of arts she also participates in international exhibitions. She likes bright colors and prefers stil lifes, flowers and to play with the light. Her brother Pjotr is 19 year old and stil student of the academy of arts. Yet, he has gained success by his noticeable talent. Moreover, his remarkable watercolors are still available for fair prices at an inexpensive level.