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1913 Russia - 1995 Laguna Beach, California. Known for: Genre, landscape, figure and mural painting.
Painter and animator, Alexander Ignatiev was born in Russia on April 16, 1913, the son of a czarist general. Ignatiev left Russia with his family during the Revolution and decamped to China, leaving... Read full biography
Painter and animator, Alexander Ignatiev was born in Russia on April 16, 1913, the son of a czarist general. Ignatiev left Russia with his family during the Revolution and decamped to China, leaving all possessions behind. After five years there, he came to San Francisco in 1923. He later moved to... Read full biography
Painter and animator, Alexander Ignatiev was born in Russia on April 16, 1913, the son of a czarist general. Ignatiev left Russia with his family during the Revolution and decamped to China, leaving all possessions behind. After five years there, he came to San Francisco in 1923. He later moved to Hollywood but made many trips back to San Francisco to paint and study with Gleb Ilyin. He then studied for four years at the Chouinard Art School under Millard Sheets, Phil Paradise, and Lawrence... Read full biography
Painter and animator, Alexander Ignatiev was born in Russia on April 16, 1913, the son of a czarist general. Ignatiev left Russia with his family during the Revolution and decamped to China, leaving all possessions behind. After five years there, he came to San Francisco in 1923. He later moved to Hollywood but made many trips back to San Francisco to paint and study with Gleb Ilyin. He then studied for four years at the Chouinard Art School under Millard Sheets, Phil Paradise, and Lawrence Murphy. Upon graduation in 1937, he worked for 50 years as a film animator for Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, and Walt Disney. Ignatiev was a resident of Laguna Beach, CA until his demise on Oct. 12, 1995. Working in oil and watercolor, his work... Read full biography
Painter and animator, Alexander Ignatiev was born in Russia on April 16, 1913, the son of a czarist general. Ignatiev left Russia with his family during the Revolution and decamped to China, leaving all possessions behind. After five years there, he came to San Francisco in 1923. He later moved to Hollywood but made many trips back to San Francisco to paint and study with Gleb Ilyin. He then studied for four years at the Chouinard Art School under Millard Sheets, Phil Paradise, and Lawrence Murphy. Upon graduation in 1937, he worked for 50 years as a film animator for Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, and Walt Disney. Ignatiev was a resident of Laguna Beach, CA until his demise on Oct. 12, 1995. Working in oil and watercolor, his work includes landscapes, still lifes, figure studies, and urban social realism scenes often with street people and Victorian . Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Animation, Animator
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Spanish Missions, California
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •China
- •Monterey, Carmel California
Art Teacher
- •Millard Sheets
Art School
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Hanna-Barbera Animation Artist
- •Mural Specialty
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned