Nesterov Fedor Panfilovich

He studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1903 – 1913). In 1918 – 1929 lived and worked in the city of Sudzha, Kursk province, where he painted many oil paintings, drawings and watercolors. The artist called his cycle of portraits “Kuryans”, “Peasant”, “Peasant Woman”, “Girl”, “Young Woman”, “At Work”, etc. In 1921, in the village of Gornal, Sudzhansky district, in the Belogorsk monastery, a home for street children was organized, in which Nesterov managed to create a series of sketches: “Leader”, “Private man”, “Rolled cigarette”, “Orphan sisters”. Living and working in Sudzha, he took part in the artistic design of the city, in the creation of the first theatrical building of the summer garden, and scenery for performances. Lived in Sudzha until 1929. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Nesterov’s birth, a memorial plaque was unveiled in Sudzha on the house where the artist lived and worked.