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Leonid Purygin 1941 – 1995, Self-Portrait, Oil on canvas, 116 x 102 in
Was born in Narofominsk near Moskow. He studied in Borough’s House of Culture workshops. From 1982 till 1986 he was a member of the Soviet Artists Union (SAU) Youth Section. In 1990 he moved to USA. His works are present in numerous collections throughout Europe, USA & South America, notably at Henri Nannen’s and at Ludwig Museums, Cologne and Aachen, West Germany.