Yuri Krotov (1964) - Le soleil du soir

Yuri Krotov Art
Yuri Krotov was born in 1964 in Grivenskaya Cossack Settlement, in Krasnodar Territory, near the Sea of Azov.

At the age of eight, Krotov met a local painter, G.A. Polugaev, who became his mentor. With Polugaev, Krotov went to Moscow and enrolled at the Moscow School of Art, under the aegis of the Surikov Art Institute. After high school, he served in the Soviet army for two years before entering the Moscow Academic Art Institute, which is named after V.I. Surikov.

Krotov's impressionist painting style developed during his travels to France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Monaco, and other European countries. After these trips and his participation in auctions and exhibitions, Krotov undertook a creative journey to his native Cossack village in the Kuban region, where he painted Ataman Leord, A Morning in Kuban, Ataman's Fishing and Among the Lotuses.

After this period of reflection and creation, Krotov resurfaced in 1992 at a prominent sale of Russian paintings at the prestigious Drouot auction house in Paris. Although he is a modest man who prefers to stay out of the spotlight, Krotov has been repeatedly invited to return and his works are now exhibited permanently.

Krotov's fluid brushstrokes, painted in a swift and free manner, create a complete movement in the details of his art. Capturing these fleeting moments in bold and energetic colors makes him one of the collectors' favorite works.