Leonid Pasternak
(1862–1945) Russian artist (1862-1945)
Leonid Pasternak (1862–1945) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Leonid Pasternak belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Leonid Pasternak was born in Odesa and died in Oxford. Leonid Pasternak trained at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, and Hrekov Odesa Art school. Leonid Pasternak studied under Luigi Iorini. Leonid Pasternak worked in Oxford, Saint Petersburg, and Moscow. Wikidata associates Leonid Pasternak with Post-impressionism.
The best-known works include ‘The Night before the Exam’ and ‘Ludwig Metzl’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 6 works by Leonid Pasternak with free images. The dated works span the years 1891–1905. Works by Leonid Pasternak are held by Musée d'Orsay, Eremitaget, Statliga historiska museet, and Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Eugène Jansson, Gustav Klimt, Consuelo Fould, Wilhelm Degode, and Ernest Ponthier de Chamaillard.