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Victor Mikhailovich VASNETZOV

Born 1848 in village Lopyal (Viatka province) – died 1926 in Moscow.

Painter, monumentalist, illustrator and architectural theatre designer.

Paintings          Illustrations         Theatre
Architectural and Monumental Design
Biography

 Paintings: 

 
 Gamayun - a Prophetic Bird. 1895
 Museum of Fine Arts, Makhachkala, Daghestan.

 
 Sirin and Alkonost. A Song of Joy and Sorrow. 1896.
 The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich Grozny. (Ivan the Terrible). 1897.
 Oil on canvas, 247 x 132 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 The Snow-Maiden. 1899.
 Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. 

 
 Psaltery Players. 1899.
 Watercolor on paper. Perm Picture Gallery.

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 Winter Landscape.
 The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 Bayan (the bard's name). 1910.
 Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum.

 
 Portrait of O.V Vasnetzova (the Artist's Daughter). 1912.
 Oil on canvas, 116 x 74cm. V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

 
 A mighty leap. 1914.
 Oil on canvas. V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

  
 The Princess who wouldn't Laugh. 1914-1916.
 Oil on canvas. V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

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 The Princess Frog. 1901-1918.
 Oil on canvas. V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

 
 The Hero Dobrynia Nikitich Fights the Seven-Headed Dragon. 1913-1918.

 Oil on canvas. V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

 
 In a Tavern. 1919.
 Pencil, watercolor and white on paper, 52,5 x 42 cm.

 
 The Sleeping Beauty. 1900-1926.
 Oil on canvas. V.Vasnetzov V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

 
 Baba Yaga (Old Witch). 1917-1926.
 Oil on canvas.  V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

 
 Kashchei the Un-dying 1917-1928.

 Oil on canvas. V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

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 Illustrations:  

 
 Song about Prince Oleg's Prophecy.
 Illustration for "A Song about Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.
 Watercolor on paper. The Literature Museum, Moscow.

 
 Prince Oleg Meets the Prophet. 1899.
 
Illustration for "A Song about Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.

 Watercolor  and white on paper. The Literature Museum, Moscow.

 
 Prince Oleg Bids his Horse Farewell.
 Illustration for "A Song about Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.
 Watercolor  and white paint on paper. The Literature Museum, Moscow.

  
 Prince Oleg at the Bones of his Horse.

 Illustration for "A Song about Prophetic Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.
 Watercolor  and white paint on paper. The Literature Museum, Moscow.

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 Theatre: 

 
 Berendeyevka, a Settlement over the River.
 Set design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
 Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 Tsar Berendey's Chamber .
  Set design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
 Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 Spring the Beauty.
  Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden"
 Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

  
 Berendey women.
 Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden"
 Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

  
 Mizgir.

 Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden"
 Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

  
 An Old Bachelor and a Spinster.
 Snow-Maiden and Lel.
 Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden"
 Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
 

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 Architectural and Monumental Design: 

 
 Alipiy-painter. 1885-1896. 
 Sketch of wall-painting for Vladimir cathedral in Kiev. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 The Judgment Day. 1885-1896.
 Sketch of wall-painting for Vladimir cathedral in Kiev. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 Russian Pavilion on Paris World Exhibition. Architectural design. 1898. 
 Facade of Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
Architectural design. 1900.

 V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.

 
 Shroud of Christ. 1901.
 The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 The Descending to Hades. 1896-1904.
 Sketch of mosaics for St.George Church in Gus-Khrustalny. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

 
 Crucifixion. 1896-1904.
 Sketch of mosaics for St.George Church in Gus-Khrustalny. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

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 Biography

Vasnetzov has studied at the Ecclesiastical school in Viatka (1858-1862), at the Ecclesiastical seminarian in Viatka (1862-1867), but left before the very last year, the philosophy course.

In 1866 the artist has created 75 drawings for the A.Trapitzin book “Russian proverbs and sayings”.

He worked on his first paintings in 1867. Has moved to St. Petersburg, was admitted to Academy of Arts, but studied the first year at the Drawing school OPKh (Society for the Encouragement of the Arts). Studied at the Academy of Arts (1868-1875) under P.Bassin, V.Vereshchagin and P.Tchistiakov.

In 1870 Vasnetzov was rewarded the Big Silver Medal at the Academy of Arts.

He left the Academy in 1875.

From 1874 the artist participated in exhibitions including TPKh (Fellowship of Traveling Art Exhibitions – The Wanderers) in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev and Kharkov, World of Art, SRKh (Union of Russian Artists), and religious painting exhibitions .

He has visited France in 1876-1877, and Italy in 1885.

Was a member of TPKh  from 1878.

In 1879 Vasnetzov has moved to Abramtsevo (near Moscow), and lived in the Akhtyrka village. He has created paintings on historical themes and fairy-tales, designed decor for a home stage performance of Abramtsevo circle “Snow-Maiden” (play by A.N.Ostrovsky).

He has worked on wall-paintings for Vladimir's Cathedral in Kiev (1885-1886), designed a chapel on the tomb of A.Mamontov in Abramtsevo (1891), made sketches and originals of wall-paintings for a church in Gus-Khrustalny (1896-1904), and sketches of mosaics for St.Alexander Nevsky in Warsaw (1906-1911).

Vsnetzov was raised into nobility by the tsar Nikolai II, “including all descendants” (1912).

In 1917-1926 the artist created a series of paintings on Russian fairy tale motifs.

  The artist held one-man shows: 1903 in OPKH, 1912-1913 in Historical Museum (Moscow).

Exhibitions abroad: World Exhibition, Paris (1900), exhibition of Russian Art in Berlin (1922), 1924-1925 – in USA.

Vasnetzov died in 1926 in his house in Moscow

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