11.09. 1894 – 21.11.1968

Sergei Mikhailovich Romanovich is a Russian and Soviet artist, writer and philosopher.

Born in Zamoskvorechye, in the family of Mikhail Mikhailovich Romanovich, an inspector for the supervision of orphanages of the department of Empress Maria Feodorovna. Mother – Sofya Alexandrovna Nensberg, a Swedish father – was the first teacher of the future artist.

In 1909, Sergei entered the painting department of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, from which he graduated in 1918. There he studied with N. Kasatkin, A. Arkhipov, K. Korovin and other masters. Having made friends with Mikhail Larionov, in 1912-1914 he was a member of the art association “Radiators and Futures”, participated in their exhibitions. In 1914 he volunteered for the army.

In 1918-1920, he taught at the art studio of the Moscow Proletkult, in 1920-1928 (with interruptions) – in the Voronezh branch of the Higher Khutemas, in 1922-1923 – in the Moscow Higher Khutemas, since 1929 – at the workers’ faculty of arts, at the Architecture and Construction Institute, decorative department of the Moscow Higher Art and Industrial School (former Stroganov) “with interruptions.”

From 1921 to 1926 he was an active member of the Makovets association. In 1928 he joined the Society of Moscow Artists (OMH). In 1932 he was sent to the Russian North, in 1938 – to Central Asia, in 1938-1939 – to Azerbaijan. In 1935-1948 he worked in the workshop of monumental painting of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR. He performed a number of works in the genre of monumental painting.

The main part of the works created by the artist is devoted to ancient and Christian themes, which he developed throughout his life. After the war, he hardly exhibited his works, earning a living with monumental commissions. In 1995, the artist’s works were shown at his retrospective exhibition, in the Russian Museum (St. Petersburg), and then in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

In 2003, the Tretyakov Gallery hosted a scientific conference dedicated to the artist’s work. Works by S.M. Romanovich were highly appreciated by art historians:

“Paintings and graphics by S.M. Romanovich is a wonderful art that should go to our best museums. I am sure that this will happen sooner or later” — Mikhail Alpatov.

The artist died in Moscow in November 1968. He was buried at the Danilovsky cemetery.

The artist’s works are in the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after. I.V. Savitsky, in the museums of the cities of Voronezh, Smolensk, Saratov, Pavlovsk and private collections.