George Cherepov (1909-1987) was known for painting an exceptionally
broad range of subjects. He was a vigorous painter, finely attuned
to nature with a highly developed sensitivity for mood, color and composition.
Born in Lithuania, educated in Riga, Latvia and Yugoslavia, he traveled
widely in Central Europe during the years of WWII turmoil. During this
time he painted everything from a portrait of King Alexander of Yugoslavia
to movie posters and advertisements
In 1952 he was able to bring his wife Klara, a noted handweaver and
designer, and my mother along with several members of his family to America
where they ultimately settled in Greenwich, Ct. He quickly fell in love
with the New England countryside, especially the brilliant displays of
fall foliage. Moving between his homes in Ct and Vermont, he produced
countless canvasses of the various moods of these captivating landscapes.
His theory was always to work “on the spot” “en plein air’ and there
are many photos of him bundled up in a woolen winter coat with his signature
French painter’s beret painting away at a canvas in some bucolic scene.
My grandmother was often a few yards away-equally bundled-patiently working
on her knitting or hemming a woven wall-hanging.
Cherepov quickly established himself as a popular painter in his area
and gave exhibitions in Vermont, Princeton, Philadelphia, and New York.
Between 1958 and 1970, he gave ten one man shows at New York’s Grand Central
Galleries. As a teacher, he was known in Greenwich Ct, at the North
Branch Club in Mt Snow Vt, at the Asilomar Institute in California, and
through Painting Holidays. In 1971 he authored “Discovering Oil Painting”
and coauthored “The Oil Painting Book” through Watson-Gupthill NY.
He was a member of Grand Central Art Galleries, Allied Artists of America,
American Artists Professional League, the Southern Vermont Art Association,
and the Hudson Valley Art Association.
Never one to limit himself, he also painted portraits, still
lifes, nudes, shore and dock scenes. The remaining collection also
includes paintings from New England as well as many of his travel destinations:
the American West, Mexico, Carribbean, Europe, and the Adriatic. Copies
of newspaper clippings and gallery exhibitions are available upon
request.
I have all the paintings packed and shipped professionally to insure
that they arrive in the best possible condition.