1891

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia

1914

Flight instructor in Military Aviation School Gatchina

1915

Sketches serve as basis for journalistic reports from Alexander Kuprin and press corps

1923

Attends the Academy of Art, mentored by Dimitry Kardovsky and Boris Kustodiev

1926

Married Alexandra Ivanova Matyukhina

1927

Appointed State Art Professor

1928

Leningrad exhibition. “Mother’s Portrait” and other Sokoloff’s paintings received awards.

1928

Post Graduate Study under Professor Alexander Savinov

1932

Arrested and condemned to ten years of hard labor in the GULAG

1936

Released from serving sentence in Svirsky Gulag

1937

All Crimea Exposition in the city of Simferopol.  His paintings, The Taking of the Perekop, Petitioners Visiting Lenin and Khaitarma were received with honorable mention by     critics.

1938

He becomes the Commissioner of Fine Art in the Crimea

1939

His painting, The Leader was acquired by the Black Sea Fleet for battleship “Black Ukraine”

1939

All Crimean exhibition in Simferopol.

1940

Director of Art for the Crimean Agricultural Exposition

1941

Art Presentation at the All Soviet Exposition in Moscow

1942

Leaves Russia for Switzerland

1942

Leaves Russia for Switzerland

1946

Sokoloff commissioned to paint portrait of Her Highness, Furstin Von Liechtenstein. The painting is part of collection of Her Highness, Princess Von Liechtenstein.

1947

Exhibit in Feldkirchen, Austria. “Wilhelm Tell “ awarded First prize.

1948

Exhibit in Innsbruck, Austria “Last Steps in the Homeland” was awarded First prize. The study of the painting “Last Steps in the Homeland” can be found in Far East Museum in Khabarovsk.

1948

 Immigrates to Argentina

1950

National competition for the centenary of the birth of General San Martin, Buenos Aires. “Crossing the Andes” Wins First prize and a Gold medal. The painting was bought  by the “Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano”.

1952

 Competition organized by the Congress of Argentina. Sokoloff’s sketch “The Liberator Jose de San Martin” Wins First place and Sokoloff is commissioned to complete the  painting for the Congress Hall.

1954

 Sokoloff commissioned by Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano to performe study of the image of General Jose de San Martin at the time of his fight for the Liberation of  ARGENTINA. The work was called “Iconography de San Martin” and published by Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano.

1955

Sokoloff commissioned by Gallery Rivadavia four fundamental paintings of the Argentinean History for Permanent exhibition. The size of these paintings was 45 feet by 10 feet  each and they located in the gallery Rivadavia in Buenos Aires.

1941

National exhibits in Moscow. Sokoloff presents seven paintings.  

1955

Political  leaders in the ideas of the Peronismo to create a memorial to Descomisados combined with monument to Eva Peron , A.Sokoloff started work on preliminary sketches.

1960

Sokoloff commissioned, to create Historical painting when General Manuel Belgrano created the National Flag of Argentina.

1988

Igor Sokoloff a son of Anatolio Sokoloff received a medal “Benefactor” from Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano for donation a sketch of the painting “Paso de los Andes”.

1967

Exhibit “Celebration of Folk Art”, USA Oakland, California.

1969

Exhibit organized by the ARAS Russian-American Artist Union, San Francisco.

1971

Exhibit in the Russian Cultural Museum, San Francisco.

1972

Exhibit at Stanford University’s International Center.

1974

Exhibit “Fort Ross” , Oakland Museum.

1987

The transfer of A.Sokoloff painting “The Capture of Ismail by Fieldmarshal A.Suvorov” to The State Tretyakov Gallery.

1990

Sketch of painting “Russian Merchants Trading Moscow Jewelry for Indian Furs at Fort Ross”, by A.Sokoloff was presented to President M.Gorbachev by the Chamber of Commerce and the Governor of California George Deukmejian.

1990

Exhibit of A.Sokoloff’s works in the Benoit Family Museum, Peterhof, Russia.

1992

The exhibit of American and Russian painters organized by The Forest Hill Art Association in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Russian Federation.

1994

Exhibit in the Khabarovsk Far East Museum, “Russian Motives” by A. Sokoloff.

1997

Solo Exhibit in the Khabarovsk Far East Museum, “The American Period”.

2001

The ceremony of transferring the portrait “Conchita Arguello” by A.Sokoloff to the Russian Historical Museum.

2004

The ceremony in honor of Conchita Arguello and Nikolai Rezanov in The Benicia Historical Museum. Lecture by Alla Sokoloff “California Love Story” and presentation of Portraits of Concepcion Argello painted by A.Sokoloff.

2004

During the celebration of the centennial of The State Memorial Suvorov Museum the Painting “The Capture of Ismail by Fieldmarshal A.Suvorov” was transferred to the Museum on Permanent exhibit.