About

About

Nahum is a classically trained painter whose work is rooted in observation, light, and the discipline of traditional painting.

He studied art in the former Soviet Union and later continued his academic training at the Repin Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg,

one of the historic centers of realist painting.

For decades, he has worked across landscape, portraiture, still life, and figurative painting,

while also teaching and passing on the methods of classical art.

His works are held in museum collections across Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan,

as well as in private collections in Germany, Israel, France, Russia, Ukraine, Korea, and the United States.

This website was created as a digital archive and exhibition space.

a place to view the works closely, follow their development over time, and experience the quiet attention they ask for.

Nahum is a classically trained painter whose work is rooted in

observation, light, and the discipline of traditional painting.

He studied art in the former Soviet Union and later continued his academic training

at the Repin Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg,

one of the historic centers of realist painting.

For decades, he has worked across landscape, portraiture, still life, and figurative painting,

while also teaching and passing on the methods of classical art.

His works are held in museum collections across Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan,

as well as in private collections in Germany, Israel, France, Russia, Ukraine, Korea, and the United States.

This website was created as a digital archive and exhibition space.

a place to view the works closely, follow their development over time

and experience the quiet attention they ask for.

Education

Education

Repin Academy of Fine Arts , Saint Petersburg

Faculty of Painting, 1984-1990


Makhachkala Arts School

1974-1980

Repin Academy of Fine Arts , Saint Petersburg

Faculty of Painting, 1984-1990


Makhachkala Arts School

1974-1980

Selected Collections

Selected Collections

Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Astrakhan State Art Gallery, Russia

Chernihiv Art Museum, Ukraine

Kharkiv Art Museum, Ukraine

National Museum of Art of Azerbaijan, Baku

Cherkasy Regional Art Museum, Ukraine

State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, Tashkent


Private collections in Germany, Israel, France, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea and The United States

Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Astrakhan State Art Gallery, Russia

Chernihiv Art Museum, Ukraine

Kharkiv Art Museum, Ukraine

National Museum of Art of Azerbaijan, Baku

Cherkasy Regional Art Museum, Ukraine

State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, Tashkent


Private collections in Germany, Israel, France, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea and The United States

Artist Statement

Artist Statement

My aim as an artist is to reveal the beauty of nature

the movement of light and shadow, the vibration of air, and the unexpected moments that give a scene its emotional life.

In portraiture, I try to reach beyond likeness and reflect the inner state of the person,

creating a quiet dialogue between the subject and the viewer.

I believe in the importance of preserving the skills passed down by earlier generations of artists.

Technique is not only a tool, but a connection to memory, tradition, and human feeling.”

”My aim as an artist is to reveal the beauty of nature

the movement of light and shadow, the vibration of air,

and the unexpected moments that give a scene its emotional life.

In portraiture, I try to reach beyond likeness

and reflect the inner state of the person,

creating a quiet dialogue between the subject and the viewer.

I believe in the importance of preserving the skills passed down by earlier generations of artists.

Technique is not only a tool, but a connection to memory, tradition, and human feeling.”

NAHUM ART

2026 ©


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