Sergey Kirov
Samokhvalov created many genre and historical paintings by commission; among them were "Sergey Kirov Greeting Parad of Athletes" (1935, State Russian Museum), "Appearance of Vladimir Lenin in All-Russian Congress of Soviets" (1939, State Russian Museum), "Parade of Victory" (1947, sketch for Palace of the Soviets, private collection), "Sergey Kirov and Iosif Stalin at the Building of Volkhov Power Station" (1950, private collection, London), and others. Among his works also easel paintings: "Vladimir Lenin and Iosif Stalin at the 2nd Congress of RSDLP" (1939, State Russian Museum), "Front Friends" (1946), "Stalingrad Resident", "Thinking of Battle Days" (both 1948), "Portrait of Yevgeny Mravinsky" (1950), "In the Sun" (1953), "Cafe "Gurzuf"" (1956), "Portrait of Maria Kleshar" (1958).