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Fomichev Aleksey Stepanovich. B. 1926. Nizhny Novgorod region Born in the worker’s family, finished 7 grades at secondary school and a technical-school, worked as an assistant of a steelmaker at the metal plant. War veteran. Wrote poetry and prose, played in home-theatre. Liked to draw from childhood, started with copying the reproductions and photographs, later turned to landscape-painting. In 1970-ies attended the art-studio for a while. Permanently painting from 1976. Works without preliminary sketches, after imagination. His favourite subjects: Russian history, reminiscences of the war-time, literary characters, scenes from peasants’ life, portraits and self-portraits. Bacchus. 1986 Oil on canvas stuck to the cardboard. 48 õ 40,7 Signed and dated, bottom right: È.Ôîìè÷åâ. 1986 Museum «Tsaritsyno» Inv. Æ-254