He studied in Moscow, initially in the studios of F. Rerberg and I. Mashkov, then at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in the painting department (1908-1910) and after a break in the sculpture department (1915-1918). In the 1920s was a member of the art association "Makovets". In the pre-war period, he actively worked in the field of book illustration, especially for the works of L. N. Tolstoy; The best of these works is named by the Great Encyclopedia "Terra" as lithographs for the story "Kholstomer" (1934, for the publishing house "Academia"). Among the later works, a series of lithographic portraits of cultural figures stands out. Since 1909, he was married to landscape artist Elizaveta Vladimirovna Giatsintova (1888-1965), daughter of art critic Vladimir Giatsintov and sister of actress Sofia Giatsintova. He taught drawing at VKHUTEMAS-VKHUTEIN, MPI, MIIII, Moscow State Art Institute named after. Surikov.
Rodionov M.S. Year – 1952 Size – 22.5x16.5 (clear). Technique – Paper, watercolor.
Description:Illustration for the calendar book "All Year Round", 1952.
Description:The original layout of the illustration for the calendar book "All Year Round".
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Rodionov M.S. Year – 1920s Size – 38.5x26. Technique – Paper, coal.
Auction № 166 Auction 166 July 20, 2021
Description:The original layout of the illustration for the calendar book "All Year Round" for 1952. Published under the title "Little Builders" on page 16 of the Calendar Book 1952.
Auction № 177 Auction 177 March 23, 2023
Rodionov M.S. Year – 1952 Size – 22.5x16.5. Technique – Paper, mixed media.
Auction № 168 Auction 168 November 16, 2021