Mai Dantsig

Mai Volfovich Dantsig (Belarusian: Май Вольфавіч Данцыг; Russian: Май Вольфович Данциг; April 27, 1930 – March 26, 2017) was a Belarusian artist active during the Soviet era and independence of Belarus.

[1] In Moscow he studied under Mikhail Kurilko and Victor Tsyplakov.

Mai Dantsig often painted in large formats, which, in addition to his expressive style, helped transform his chosen themes from quotidian to important, and imbued his pictures with a monumental character.

He is also famous for his series of portraits of Soviet intelligentsia including Bulat Okudzhava, Georgy Tovstonogov, Ales Adamovich and Vasil Bykaŭ.

Dantsig died on March 26, 2017, in Minsk from natural causes, at the age of 86.

Exhibition of Mai Dantsig works in Minsk
My city, ancient, new in the museum