11 minutes
Theodora Clarke introduces us to the life and work of Russian artist, Viktor Popkov, one of Russia’s most acclaimed artists. Popkov was born into the artistic era of Social Realism but refused to be limited by Soviet ideology. He became one of the foremost proponents of the “Severe” style of painting. In 1967 he won a Dipolma of Honour at the Paris Biennale and in 1975 was awarded, posthumously, the State Prize of the USSR.