Art, literature & historyIsaak Brodsky
1883–1939
Selected artwork
Maxim Gorky
1937
Tretyakov Gallery
Other names (6)
Isaac Israiljewitsh Brodsky, Isaak Israil'evič Brodskij, Isaak Izrailevich Brodskǐi, Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky, Isaak Izrailovich Brodsky, Исаак Бродский
Biography
Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (Russian: Исаа́к Изра́илевич Бро́дский, Ukrainian: Іса́к Ізраїльович Бро́дський; 6 January 1884 [O.S. 25 December 1883] – 14 August 1939) was a Russian painter and draughtsman of Jewish descent, active in St. Petersburg (later Leningrad) during the Silver Age and early Soviet era, best known for his portrayals of Vladimir Lenin and other Soviet leaders, renowned as blueprint examples of the Socialist realist style.
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Influenced by
- Kyriak Kostandieditorial inference
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- Ilya Repineditorial inference
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Later influence
- Victor Oreshnikoveditorial inference
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- Vladimir Aleksandrovich Seroveditorial inference
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Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Isaak Brodsky. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- State Russian Museum11 recorded works
- Tretyakov Gallery3 recorded works
- State Central Museum of the Contemporary Russian History1 recorded work
Sources 7
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Country research — museum-connected artworks and verified painter affiliations
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Russian Museum — selected Russian painter catalogue facts
- Russian Museum — selected Russian painter catalogue facts
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)