Igor Samsonov Art

Igor Samsonov is a contemporary painter born in Voronezh, Russia, on January 7, 1963. His paintings have been in exhibitions in Russia, Europe and the U.S. He is known to have his own modern take on Classical Realism while also being influenced by Renaissance, Dutch Renaissance and Post-Impressionist artists. Samsonov initially decided on a career in mathematics and earned the equivalent of a master's degree from Voronezh State University. He accepted a job with the Institute of Research but found himself more and more drawn back to art, especially after viewing some of Van Gogh's paintings at the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad.