Vladimir Yakovlev (1934 - 1998) - Russian artist, representative of unofficial art.

In 1963, the first official exposition of Yakovlev in the USSR was organized - a one-day exhibition together with Eduard Steinberg at the Museum of F. M. Dostoevsky. Abroad, the artist's works were presented at the exhibition "Russian avant-garde in today's Moscow" in the Gmurzynska Gallery (Cologne, 1970), etc.

Yakovlev painted mostly in gouache on paper or hardboard, preferring restrained, cool tones. He went through a period of non-objective painting (lyrical abstractionism in the manner of J. Pollock), survived the influence of Picasso. The artist's mature works were created in line with the "new figuration" - an avant-garde movement that returned from abstraction to an object perceived with new drama. His portraits, still lifes, as well as the famous "flowers" impress with the depth of a lonely existence in a picturesque space, hidden by the energy of resistance.

The works of Vladimir Yakovlev are kept in many Russian and foreign museums, in private collections in Russia and abroad. In 1990-1991, the artist's works were shown at the exhibition “Other Art. Moscow 1956-1976, organized by the State Tretyakov Gallery and the State Russian Museum.

In 1995 he had his personal exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.