Illustrations by Alexey Laptev. Book illustrator Alexey Laptev (1905-1965)

Alexey Mikhailovich Laptev is a graphic artist, book illustrator, and poet. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts. Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

Lived in Moscow. He studied at the school-studio of F. I. Rerberg (1923) in Moscow, with P. I. Lvov and N. N. Kupreyanov at VKHUTEMAS / VKHUTEIN (1924-1929/1930). From 1925 he worked as an illustrator for a number of magazines. Collaborated with book publishing houses in Moscow. Author of textbooks for art universities. In 1944 he was awarded a 1st degree diploma from the Committee for Arts under the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR for the series of drawings “Military Series” 1942-1943. Participant of exhibitions: incl. many republican, all-union, foreign; personal: 1938, 1949 - Moscow. Member of the Union of Artists. Awarded USSR medals. Author of illustrations for works of classical Russian and Soviet literature, including books for children. He worked in the field of easel graphics on modern and historical themes, as well as in small-form sculpture. He wrote poetry and published several children's books with his own illustrations. The last time one of A. M. Laptev’s books was republished was in 2010.

It was Dunno who first allowed him to draw himself. And the portrait turned out to be so similar to the original that all subsequent “portrait painters” only repeated and played up the image created by A. M. Laptev.

The pen and watercolor drawings of A. M. Laptev not only decorated the first two parts of the Nosov trilogy, they, as Yuri Olesha accurately noted in his review of “The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends,” emphasized “its lightness, its joyful, summery, we would say , field color." In the same review, the line from which we just quoted, Yu. Olesha noted that the whole book resembles a round dance: “a whole round dance of adventures, jokes, inventions.” This association arose among the reviewer, no doubt, thanks to the illustrations of A. M. Laptev. They are multi-figured and incredibly mobile. Images constantly “change places, configuration, cut into the text, cross it diagonally” (L. Kudryavtseva), not allowing our eyes to tear away from the magnificent, bright, varied round dance of funny and cute shorties. Alexey Mikhailovich’s illustrations are “tender, lyrical, fragile... with touching warmth and at the same time captivating “seriousness”, genuineness” (A. Lavrov) in detail, step by step, they draw the world of little people. And although these creatures in Laptev resemble children (they are dressed like children, they have childish habits), “but they are not children, not a parody, not a caricature of a child, and not dolls, but fairy-tale people” (L. Kudryavtseva).

The artist’s works are in many regional museums, as well as in private collections in Russia and abroad.

N. Gogol. Evenings on a farm near Dikanka

Laptev A. Funny kids. Rice. and text by A. Laptev. M. Soviet artist, 1949

Gogol N. Dead souls

One, two, three

A. Chekhov. Stories

I. Krylov. Fables

N. Nosov. The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends

Various books...

Fully

Alexey Mikhailovich Laptev- graphic artist, book illustrator, poet. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts. Honored Artist of the RSFSR. The artist was born in Moscow. At the age of three he was left without a father. And his mother devoted her whole life to her children: Alyosha, his older sister Tanya and his younger brother Kolya. They lived poorly. The family did not have money for good paper and paint, so they had to make do with graphite pencils and small notebook leaves. But mother read books to the children and played different games with them. And she taught the children to draw. Alyosha preferred to draw from his imagination (for example, illustrations for fairy tales); from about the age of seven he began to draw from life. But he was not interested in redrawing other people’s pictures. Alexey’s mother worked in an insignificant position at Suvorin’s publishing house. As an exception, he was admitted free of charge to one of the best gymnasiums in the city - the Strakhov gymnasium. Studying was not easy for the boy. But his element was drawing lessons. To get someone's hint, Alexey went to the artist A.E. Arkhipov. He didn't like the way he drew. It’s good that his mother persuaded him to go to Vasily Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. From him he heard a completely different opinion: “I see a clear talent in you...”. While studying in high school, Alexey simultaneously studied drawing and painting in the studio of Fyodor Ivanovich Rerberg. This allowed him to enter the textile department of VKHUTEMAS (Higher Art Workshops). A year later he transferred to the graphic department. Alexey Mikhailovich worked a lot. At this time, he began to collaborate with magazines (for example, “Pioneer,” in which readers were entertained by the character created by Laptev, the pioneer Kuzka, with his adventures); various publishing houses; performed portraits, landscapes, still lifes; participated in exhibitions; went on creative business trips. When the Great Patriotic War began, he began working in the Moscow organization of the Union of Soviet Artists: he painted leaflets, posters, and lithographs for TASS Windows. In 1942, as part of a creative brigade, he was sent to the Kalinin Front, and later visited the South-Western Front. For a series of front-line drawings in 1944, the artist was awarded a 1st degree diploma from the Committee for Arts. After the war, Alexey Mikhailovich was one of the initiators of the movement for the preservation of ancient monuments, worked on wooden toys, became interested in sculptures made from roots, and worked on series of drawings. The series of drawings “Collective Farm Series” (1947) was acquired by the Tretyakov Gallery and was on permanent display for a long time.

After this success, the artist was offered to illustrate Sholokhov’s novel “Virgin Soil Upturned.” And then there were wonderful illustrations for Gogol’s works “Dead Souls”, “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”, for Krylov’s fables, for Pushkin’s “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, many pictures for the magazine “Funny Pictures”, there were several children's books, in of which the author acted as not only an artist, but also an author. There was a book “On the Way...Notes of an Artist”, drawing tutorials “How to draw a horse”, “Pen drawing”; ...and, of course, the image of Dunno. Everyone knows about Dunno. All children, as well as adults, fell in love with this artist because he, together with the writer Nikolai Nosov, gave them Dunno. Alexey Laptev was the first to draw a portrait of this mischievous kid, which turned out to be very successful. The successful choice of illustrators played a significant role in winning Dunno’s love among young readers. The first two parts of the trilogy were illustrated by Alexei Laptev, the third part, after the death of A. Laptev, was illustrated by Heinrich Valk. Early editions of the books were richly decorated for their time - they had dust jackets and colored inserts (subsequent editions were decorated more modestly). The last work was illustrations for the poem by N. A. Nekrasov “Who Lives Well in Rus'.” One of A. Laptev’s books was republished in 2013. In 2015, Eksmo Publishing House, in the “Retro Classics” series, presented the book “The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends” with illustrations by A. M. Laptev. The artist’s works are in many regional museums, as well as private collections in Russia and abroad.

Gogol N.V. Evenings on a farm near Dikanka: Stories published by the beekeeper Rudy Panko/ N.V. Gogol; [Artist. A. Laptev; Entry Art. and comment. I. Vinogradova; Rep. ed. A. N. Pecherskaya] - M.: Children's literature, 2003. - 298, p.: ill., portrait - (School library)

Gogol N.V. Selected works: in 2 volumes./ N.V. Gogol.- M.: Fiction, B.G.- (Library of classics. Russian literature) T. 2. / [art. Yu. Korovin, D. Dubinsky, A. Laptev]. - 1978. - 475, p. l.: ill.:180.00

Gogol N.V. Dead souls: text analysis: main content: essays/[aut.-comp. L. D. Strakhova]; [region I. G. Salnikova; in the region use ill. artist A. M. Lapteva; artist A. A. Agin; resp. ed. T. D. Dazhina] - 5th ed., ster.-M.: Bustard, 2003.- 93, p. ill.- (School program: mid. founded in 1997)

Krylov I. A. Fables: [for primary school age] / I. A. Krylov; artist Alexey Laptev.-Moscow: Children's literature, 2013.- 31, p.: ill., portrait.- (Book by book)

: fairy tale novel / N. Nosov; [art. A. Laptev] - M.: Children's literature, 1989.- 157, p. : ill..-- (Library series)

Nosov N. N. Adventures of Dunno and his friends; Dunno in Sunny City/ N. N. Nosov; [art. A. Laptev].- M.: Onyx, 2000.- 494, p.- (Golden Library)

Nosov N. N. Adventures of Dunno and his friends: fairy tale / N. Nosov; rice. A. Lapteva.-Moscow: Eksmo, 2015, [vol. e. 2014].- 188, p.: color. ill.

Yasnov M.D. Good morning!: [poems: for reading by adults to children] / M. D. Yasnov; ill. A. Laptev.- [Moscow: Speech, cop. 2012].- 16, p.: color. ill.

Alexey Mikhailovich Laptev is a graphic artist, book illustrator, and poet. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts. Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
Lived in Moscow. He studied at the school-studio of F. I. Rerberg (1923) in Moscow, with P. I. Lvov and N. N. Kupreyanov at VKHUTEMAS / VKHUTEIN (1924-1929/1930). From 1925 he worked as an illustrator for a number of magazines. Collaborated with book publishing houses in Moscow. Author of textbooks for art universities. In 1944 he was awarded a 1st degree diploma from the Committee for Arts under the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR for the series of drawings “Military Series” 1942-1943. Participant of exhibitions: incl. many republican, all-union, foreign; personal: 1938, 1949 – Moscow. Member of the Union of Artists. Awarded USSR medals. Author of illustrations for works of classical Russian and Soviet literature, including books for children. He worked in the field of easel graphics on modern and historical themes, as well as in small-form sculpture. He has collaborated with the magazine "Funny Pictures" since its founding. He wrote poetry and published several children's books with his own illustrations. The last time one of A. M. Laptev’s books was republished was in 2010.
It was Dunno who first allowed him to draw himself. And the portrait turned out to be so similar to the original that all subsequent “portrait painters” only repeated and played up the image created by A. M. Laptev.

The pen and watercolor drawings of A. M. Laptev not only decorated the first two parts of the Nosov trilogy, they, as Yuri Olesha accurately noted in his review of “The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends,” emphasized “its lightness, its joyful, summery, we would say , field color." In addition, Yu. Olesha noticed that the whole book resembles a round dance: “a whole round dance of adventures, jokes, inventions.” This association arose among the reviewer, no doubt, thanks to the illustrations of A. M. Laptev. They are multi-figured and incredibly mobile. Images constantly “change places, configuration, cut into the text, cross it diagonally” (L. Kudryavtseva), not allowing our eyes to tear away from the magnificent, bright, varied round dance of funny and cute shorties. Alexey Mikhailovich’s illustrations are “tender, lyrical, fragile... with touching warmth and at the same time captivating “seriousness”, genuineness” (A. Lavrov) in detail, step by step, they draw the world of little people. And although these creatures in Laptev resemble children (they are dressed like children, they have childish habits), “but they are not children, not a parody, not a caricature of a child, and not dolls, but fairy-tale people” (L. Kudryavtseva).

The artist’s works are in many regional museums, as well as in private collections in Russia and abroad.

There was a text by Lyudmila Mikhailovna Nikolaenko.

A bug rang in the grass,
And the grasshopper took the bow,
There is so much music all around!
Tsili-vili-dili-bom!

The frogs were walking
Along the edge,
They walked and walked -
And great
Strawberry
The bush was found.

Good in the forest
Drink dew in the morning,
tilt the flower
And take a sip.

The wind blew
Swung a flower in the grass.
A rustling rustle ran by -
And scared the bunnies.
Here they are, eared
Shy, big-eyed.

These four ducklings
They want to attack the beetle.
The beetle is walking - horns forward,
Who will attack first?

Let the fluff on me -
I'm already a cockerel.
And maybe it's not a snake
But the winner is me!

There is a helicopter above the pebble,
And the little jackdaw is waiting
What's in his open mouth?
The midge will hit.

Magpies because of a bump
They fought like boys;
But in just a minute
The quarrel turned into a joke.

A fisherman sits
The fisherman is sad:
He doesn't need cancer at all
He would like a fish for lunch
But there is no fish.

Aspen fungus
We have both an umbrella and a house.

I'm a good jumper
I have two pairs of legs
I jump wherever I want
It's like I'm flying like a bird.

These are horses
Small in stature.
And their names are simple
Pony.

Fragrant linden honey.
And bees crawl into your mouth.
If you love honey, don't sob
If they sting, it will heal!

We are gray kids
We are growing antlers.
We are two brothers
Not two enemies.

The ducklings share their lunch -
They don't have knives and forks.

Alexey Laptev “On the Way” (1972)

Laptev Alexey Mikhailovich (1905, Moscow - 1965, Moscow) - graphic artist, sculptor.

Studied in Moscow: at the school-studio of F. I. Rerberg (1923–1924); Testing and Preparatory Department of Vkhutemas (1924); Vkhutemas - Vkhutein (1924–1930), first at the textile department, then at the graphic department with D. A. Shcherbinovsky, P. I. Lvov (drawing) and N. N. Kupreyanov (lithography). In the 1920s - a member of the Vkhutemas volleyball team.

He was engaged in easel and book graphics. He had excellent command of the entire technical “arsenal” of drawing: he used pressed charcoal, sauce, sanguine, ink, watercolor, pastel, chalk and other materials.

Since 1925 he worked as an illustrator for magazines; painted for Pioneer magazine (1927–1929). In 1929 he began working in the field of book graphics (“The First Pasture” by G. Zamchalov). In the 1930s–60s, he collaborated with various publishing houses in Moscow: GIZ, Detgiz, Goslitizdat, “Young Guard,” “Soviet Graphic,” “Soviet Artist,” “Children’s Literature” and others. Illustrated textbooks commissioned by Uchpedgiz.

One of the first illustrators of A. L. Barto (“About the War,” 1930) and N. N. Nosov (“The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends,” 1956; “Dunno in the Sunny City,” 1959). Designed the books: “What is good and what is bad?” V. V. Mayakovsky (1930), “Fables” by I. A. Krylov (1944–1945), “Medvedko” by D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak (1951), “Dead Souls” (1953), “Evenings on a farm near Dikanki" (1960) by N.V. Gogol, "Lithuanian folk tales" (1954), "Giovannino and Pulcherosa" by D. Pirelli (1958), "Masha the Confused" by L.F. Voronkova (1960) and others.

He wrote and illustrated books for children: “Gramophone” (1947), “Funny Kids” (1948, 1949), “Funny Pictures” (1948), “How I Drew at the Zoo” (1950), “Wow, Wow! ", "Funny Pictures" (both 1958), "Forest Curiosities" (1959), "Kids" (1964), "One, Two, Three..." (1966) and others. Since 1956, artist for the magazine “Funny Pictures”.

In 1948–1954 he created an extensive series of illustrations for the novel by M. A. Sholokhov “Virgin Soil Upturned”, for which he made a trip to the Don (several publications, one of them: Sholokhov M. A. Collected Works. M.: Young Guard. 1956– 1960, vol. 6–7). At the end of his life he worked on a series of illustrations for the poem by N. A. Nekrasov “Who Lives Well in Rus'” (not completed, published - 1971).

He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre compositions; created several autolithographs on historical and revolutionary themes. In 1935, on the instructions of the organizing committee of the All-Union Exhibition “Industry of Socialism”, he made a trip to the Urals; the result was the series of drawings “Factory of Krasnouralsk” (1936). In 1937–1939 and 1940 he went on creative trips to collective farm villages; created a series of drawings “Collective farms of Ukraine” and “Sala steppes”. In 1941 he was sent to the Caspian Sea, where he completed a series of sketches depicting fishing villages and steppe landscapes (“Caspian Suite”, “Near Astrakhan”).

During the Great Patriotic War he remained in Moscow. Member of the graphic brigade of the Moscow Union of Artists, which published satirical lithographed posters “Windows of the Moscow Union of Artists” and propaganda leaflets. He collaborated with TASS Windows and the Art Publishing House, working on posters, postcards, and leaflets. Traveled to the Kalinin and Southwestern fronts; created a cycle of front-line drawings (1942–1943), for which in 1944 he was awarded a 1st degree diploma from the Committee for Arts under the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR.

In the post-war years, he was one of the initiators of the movement for the preservation of ancient monuments, marched over the Rodina youth club, which helped in the protection of cultural monuments. He sketched monuments of Old Russian architecture for the proposed exhibition “Masterpieces of Russian Architecture” (published in the album “Monuments of Old Russian Architecture in the Drawings of A. M. Laptev” M., 1969).

He created cycles of drawings “Uglich”, “Collective Farm Series” (1947), portraits of noble workers of Moscow factories (1958), travels through Czechoslovakia (1958) and Italy (1956–1962).

He worked in small sculpture. He made wooden toys (“Foal”, “Karand`Ash”, both - 1948). In the early 1950s, he became interested in root sculpture (“Sancho Panza and the Donkey,” “Don Quixote”).

Since 1926 - participant of exhibitions (1st exhibition of the Association of Graphic Artists in Moscow). Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Exhibited at exhibitions: exhibition-review of works by young artists (1936), works by Moscow artists (1939, 1942, 1947), drawings, illustrations and posters (1940), painting, graphics, sculpture (1941), “The Red Army in the fight against the Germans” -fascist invaders" (1943), "The heroic defense of Moscow in 1941–1942" (1944), All-Union art exhibition (1946), "30 years of the Soviet armed forces. 1918–1948" (1948), 1st All-Union Exhibition of Graphics and Posters (1950), Books and Book Graphics of Detgiz (1951), "N. V. Gogol in the works of Soviet artists" (1952) in Moscow; “Military valor of the Russian people” in Sverdlovsk (1943) and others. Exhibitor of numerous traveling exhibitions of Soviet art in the Union republics and cities of the RSFSR. Participant in a number of foreign exhibitions: the international exhibition “The Art of the Book” in Paris and Lyon (1931–1932), “Modern Art of the USSR” in San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York (1933), “Soviet Graphics” in Bucharest, Helsinki , Prague, Budapest (1950), Soviet fine art in Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay (1952), “Soviet and classical Russian art” in Berlin, Dresden, Halle, Budapest (1953–1954), XXVIII International Biennale in Venice (1956) . Held personal exhibitions in Moscow (1940, 1949).

Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. The publication “Alexey Mikhailovich Laptev” (series “Masters of Soviet Art”; M., 1951) is dedicated to the artist’s work. Author of memoirs: “On the way...: notes of an artist” (M., 1972).

A memorial exhibition of Laptev's works was organized in 1966 in Moscow.

Creativity is presented in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Pushkin Museum. A. S. Pushkin, State Russian Museum and others.

Yasnov M. D. “Good morning!” ,
In the book “One-two-three...” there was.

Alexey Mikhailovich Laptev.

Alexey Mikhailovich Laptev (1905-1965) - graphic artist, book illustrator, poet. Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
He studied at the school-studio of F. I. Rerberg (1923) in Moscow, with P. I. Lvov and N. N. Kupreyanov at VKHUTEMAS / VKHUTEIN (1924-1929/1930).
Illustrated children's books: "The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends"

He wrote poetry and published several children's books with his own illustrations. The last time A. M. Laptev’s book “Peak, Pak, Pok” was republished in 2010.

Alexey Mikhailovich Laptev was a very talented and kind person. He brought joy to both adults and children. In it, as in a magic box, poems were constantly born and swarming, and the keen eyes of the artist noticed funny and interesting details of our laughing world.