ATTLEBORO – A series of paintings by Ukrainian-born Anatoly Dverin is on display at the Park Street Art Museum through Sept. 27.
“Dverin is known for his impressionist-style landscapes and portraits that showcase his mastery of composition and his play with color and light,” said Mim Brooks Fawcett, executive director and chief curator of the Attleboro Arts Museum, in an email. “In this exhibition, visitors will experience a curated selection of Dverin’s landscapes created in Ukraine in the 1960s.”
Dverin spent a lot of time wandering through the Ukrainian countryside with easel and paints in hand, past rivers, mountains and fields, always looking for a scene that appealed to him.
When that moment came, he set up his easel and began to paint.
Although these 10 works on display were created over 60 years ago, they still preserve the beauty of the Eastern European landscape as well as the powerful memory of this artist’s journey and his lifelong pursuit of painting the beauty of nature.
Dverin was born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in 1976.
He received his education at the Munchin Art Institute in Leningrad and at the Institute of Fine Art in Ukraine.
As a child, Anatoly took part in a banquet in the Kremlin in Russia as part of the National Children’s Art Exhibition.
He was an illustrator for the Rust Craft Greeting Cards Co. in Brookline and founded an illustration business called Anatoly Illustration, which he converted into his fine art painting and teaching business.
Anatoly Illustration’s clients include Delta Airlines, National Geographic, Smackers, Johnson & Johnson, TV Guide, Hidden Valley and Apple Computers.
