Richard Vasmi - Artist Info

About Richard Vasmi

  • Biography

    Richard Rudolfovich Vasmi (1929-1998) was a painter and graphic artist who began drawing under the guidance of Nikolai Lapshin. He lost his parents and mentor during the siege and was evacuated along with the orphanage. After returning to Leningrad in 1945, he studied at the Leningrad Architectural College and became close to the artists of the "Order of Mendicant Painters." Vasmi participated in apartment exhibitions starting from the 1960s and in authorized exhibitions of nonconformist art since 1978.

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