1963 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
The year 1963 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian fine arts. Events

 Solo exhibition of works by Vsevolod Bazhenov was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists. All-Union Exhibition «Physical education and Sport in a fine art» was opened in Moscow. The Grand Exhibition of Soviet Fine Art was opened in Warsaw, Poland. The Anniversary Exhibition of pictures of Abram Arkhipov, to the 100 year from the day of birth, was opened in the halls of Academy of arts in Leningrad. Grand Exhibition of works by Samokhvalov Alexander was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists. November 21 — The All-Russian Exhibition of the decorative and applied art was opened in the State Russian Museum in Leningrad. Were exhibited 4200 works of 800 authors. November 1 — Entered the sale of the first tickets of the All-Union Artistic Lottery, organized by the Union of Artists of the USSR and Ministry of Culture the USSR. The cost of ticket 50 kop. In 1963 was performed in a lottery 20 thousand art works, among them paintings by Sergey Gerasimov, Aleksei Gritsai, Arkady Plastov, Nikolai Romadin, Martiros Saryan, Vladimir Serov, Vsevolod Bazhenov, Ivan Varichev, Vecheslav Zagonek, Oleg Lomakin, Yevsey Moiseenko, Yaroslav Nikolaev, Victor Reikhet, Ivan Savenko, Vladimir Tokarev, Yuri Tulin, Boris Ugarov, and others. The cost of played off in an Artistic Lottery works of art was from 50 to 1000 roubles. Solo exhibition of works devoted Cuba, of Leningrad artist Vladimir Frentz, was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists. About 50 drawings were presented. As wrote newspapers, an author conducted a few months on Cuba and now works above the series of pictures. Deaths
 February 27 — Vladimir Konashevich (), Russian Soviet graphic artists, Honored Art worker of Russian Federation (born 1888). May 20 — Vasili Rozhdestvensky (), Russian Soviet painter and graphic artists (born 1884). June 14 — Georgy Motovilov (), Russian Soviet sculptor, Stalin Prize winner (born 1884). July 23 — Aleksandr Gerasimov (), Russian Soviet painter, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, a president of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, chairman of the Union of Artists of the USSR, Stalin Prize winner (born 1881). August 30 — Sofia Dimshits-Tolstaya (), Russian Soviet painter and graphic artists (born 1889). Gallery of 1964

See also
 List of Russian artists
 List of painters of Leningrad Union of Artists
 Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
 Russian culture

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