Yury Levit

Yury Levit was born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russia.

During his early years, he was influenced by these Flemish artists; Rubens, Percellis, Cappelle
Dutch artists; Vermeer, Rembrandt, Vlieger and later on these following French Impressionist's; Sisley, Modigliani, and Van Gogh.


Several of his oil paintings and graphic works were left behind before coming to the USA and belong to a private collections in the former USSR.
After 1997, Yury began painting in a expressive abstraction style in the likes of Vassily Kandinsky & Jasper Johns

During the 1990's he was living in New York City & currently resides & works in Northern Coastal Florida.
Contact info:

Print and Publishing College Leningrad, USSR
-Art Editor-

Maritime College Leningrad, USSR
-Merchant Marine Officer-

Additional Education:

Academy of Art, Leningrad, USSR
Graphic, Lithography, Oil Painting

Art League of New York, USA
Oil Painting, Drawing

School of Denis Ponsot, NY, USA
Water Color

US Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY, USA

SUNY, Maritime College, NY, USA

Kirov Submarine Training School
Special Underwater Division
Baltic Navy, Leningrad, USSR