During  period from 1930s to 1990s Yuri Yurovsky begins to collect drawings and paintings of his artist friends. Carefully, for several decades he gather a collection of museum quality.

Yuri Yurovsky – Artist and Art Collector (1913–2008)

Yuri Yurovsky was a distinguished Ukrainian artist and art collector, born in Kyiv in 1913. He worked prolifically from the 1930s through the 1990s and was part of the older generation of Kievan/Soviet artists of the twentieth century. Renowned as a landscape painter and an exceptional colorist, Yurovsky was also a master of still life. Many regarded him as one of the finest colorists of his time. For Yurovsky, nature—Mother Earth herself—was his true destiny and enduring muse.

The well-known artist Tatiana Bruni, a close friend of Yurovsky, once said:

“Yuri amazed me with his exceptionally refined perception of the natural world. His autumns, his summers, his winters—each season—are infused with a sensitivity that reaches the depths of the soul and a profound understanding of nature. I love landscapes, and when I look at Yuri’s paintings, I feel revived. I see myself within the scene—I enter the painting, walking through it, dreaming, softly singing…”

Even during his student years at the Kyiv Art Institute, Yurovsky’s talent stood out. Under the guidance of Professor Rakitsky, he honed his craft and developed the technical mastery that would define his artistic legacy.

Yurovsky was not only an artist but also an esteemed collector of art. For many years, he gathered theatrical designs—particularly those created for ballet and opera. His collection reflects the virtuosity of a generation of artists who continued the traditions of Léon Bakst and Kazimir Malevich, bridging the classical and the modern in a way that feels both timeless and vital.

He was also personally connected to Malevich and shared with him an innate sensitivity to color, form, and the rhythmic beauty of nature. A true poet of the landscape, Yurovsky lived among the great painters of his era and was naturally drawn to music, which echoed deeply in his artistic soul.