Artists

Krotov was born in Shuya near Kholuy in 1928 and completed the Kholuy Art School in 1951, when he went to work in the Kholuy Lacquer Miniature Factory. He instructed at the Kholuy Art School from 1952-1958. His main works are "Horse Race" (1964), "Suitors" (1966), "The First Haystack" (1966), (which is shown in L. N. Soloviova's book KHOLUY LACQUERED MINIATURES), and "Tale of the Dead Princess" (1967). His work is also shown in V. V. Starikov and L. A. Vdovina's book THE ART OF KHOLUY. His paintings also included many themes based on the October Revolution.