Ivanova, Galina (1937-2009)

Galina Ivanovna Ivanova was born in Moscow in 1937. In 1959 she graduated from the Moscow Pedagogical Institute named after V.P. Potemkin.

She participated in her first exhibition in 1961, and in 1967 she joined the Artist Union, the graphics section.

During the 1960s and 1970s she traveled extensively in the Soviet Union, depiction the old cultural centers of Russia, and the ancient churches. During the 1970s, she printed a large series of images of the old Moscow, around the Patriarch's Ponds and the Garden Ring.

Her favourite media were lithography and watercolour. In particular her lithographs are very recognizable in her personal soft and pastel-like style.

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