Feodor Vasilyev. Self Portrait 1873

Feodor Alexandrivich Vasilyev (Russian: Фёдор Александрович Васильев, 1850-1873) was a Russian landscape painter who introduced the lyrical landscape style in Russian art. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Biography

Feodor Vasilyev was born in the family of a low level government official Alexander Vasilyevich Vasilyev and Olga Emelyanova Polyntseva on 22 February N.S. 1850. His parent married four years later, so he was always consider an illegitimate child. Feodor had to earn his living from the age of 12 years – he worked as a mailman, scribe, assistant to a restorer of pictures. After his father’s untimely death, he became the sole supporter of the family. February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1863, he managed to enter the evening classes of the School of Painting at Society for Promotion of Artists (Russian: Школа Поощрения Художеств). While at School, Vasilyev got acquainted with many painters, who took care of him. 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1866 famous landscape painter Ivan Shishkin fell in love with Feodor's sister Eugenia Vassilyev. So Shishkin became acquainted with Feodor and started to teach him landscape painting. In (July-November) 1867 Shishkin and Vassilyev worked together on island of Valaam. Some places on Valaam were subjects of both artist's paintings. Later Shishkin introduced Feodor to Ivan Kramskoi, Ilya Repin, art collectors Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov and Pavel Sergeevich Stroganov. Later Vasilyev became a major competitor to Ivan Shishkin and the later was often accused on using intrigues and administrative influence trying to win over Vasilyev on different art competitions. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Ivan Shishkin (Иван Иванович Шишкин, 1832–1898) was a Russian landscape painter. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Valaam is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Russian Federations Republic of Karelia. ... Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi (1837 - 1887) was a Russian painter and the art critic. ... Ilyá Yefímovich Répin (Илья́ Ефи́мович Ре́пин) (August 5, 1844 (Julian calendar: July 24) – September 29, 1930) was a leading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school. ... Tretyakovs portrait by Repin (1883) Tretyakov Pavel Mikhailovich (1832 - 1898) was a businessman, patron of art, collector, and philanthropist. ...

Illumination in St. Petersburg. 1869

In Vasilyev’s early works, such as After a Thunderstorm (1868), Near a Watering Place (1868) and others, one can feel the influence of the Barbizon school; it affected his art but never resulted in a non-creative borrowing of the motifs. Though, at first, Vasilyev was somewhat inferior technically to the Barbizon painters, most critics agree that he eventually found his own way of handling the subject and After a Rain (1869) and After a Rain. Country Road exceed in many respects, the Barbizon stormy scenes in their expressiveness and deeply national sound. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Gleaners. ...

In 1870, Vasilyev traveled on the Volga with Ilya Repin, the picture Volga View. Barges(1870) was a great success. In 1870 he became a member of Peredvizhniki movement (one of the original twenty members). 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings of the word Volga see Volga (disambiguation) Волга Length 3,690 km Elevation of the source 225 m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed 1. ... Ilyá Yefímovich Répin (Илья́ Ефи́мович Ре́пин) (August 5, 1844 (Julian calendar: July 24) – September 29, 1930) was a leading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Peredvizhniki (Передвижники, in Russian) - the Russian artists-realists entering into Company of mobile art exhibitions (1870-1923). ...

In 1871, Vasilyev painted Thaw (1871), which made him famous immediately, even the tzar family (prince Alexander, future Alexander III of Russia) ordered a copy, and the Society for Promotion of Artists awarded him first prize. Later the prince Alexander's copy was exponated on 1872 London World Fair and wom a medal. Vasilyev was admitted, as an intern, to the Imperial Academy of Arts (that among other things gave him an exception from conscription to Army). 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Tsar, (Bulgarian цар�, Russian царь; often spelled Czar or Tzar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Worlds Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ... The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name of Academy of Three Noblest Arts in 1757. ...

Wet Medow 1872

The boy-genius as he was called in the artistic circles of Russia had not time to enjoy his popularity – he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and had to leave St. Petersburg forever. He moved to Crimea. The Society for Promotion of Artists sponsored his stay there, but he was obliged to pay with his paintings. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Russian transliteration: Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym, Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, , pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ...

First Vasilyev could not get used to new scenery. He goes on to paint Russian plains; his works, such as his masterpiece Wet Meadow (1872), were done from memory, old sketches and imagination. After some time Vasilyev started to draw Crimea, gradually beginning to feel the attraction to its mountain views. In the Mountains of Crimea (1873) was an outstanding work and the last work of the artist. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

He died in Yalta on October 6 N.S. 1873 at the age of 23 years old. His posthumous exhibition in Saint Petersburg was a great success, all his works were sold prior to the exhibition. His works had strong invluence on the next generation of Russian lanskape painters. Nikolai Ge said that He discovered for us the Sky. Many art historians emphisize Fedor Vasilyev's influence on Isaac Levitan, Valentin Serov, Viktor Borisov-Musatov. Yalta is a town in the Crimea in southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea, that was the site of the Yalta Conference. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Portrait of Alexei Potechin, painted by Nikolai Ge Nikolai Ge (Николай Николаевич Ге; 1831 – 1894) was a Russian painter. ... Issac Levitan. ... Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (1865 - 1911) was a Russian painter. ...

Works

Near a Church. Valaam. 1867 Valaam in winter The Valaam Monastery, or Valamo Monastery is the Orthodox monastery in Karelia, which used to be a part of territory contended between Soviet Union and Finland. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...	After a Rain. 1867 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...	Before a Thunderstorm. 1868 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...	After a Thunderstorm. 1868 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Dawn in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...	Illumination in Saint Petersburg. 1869 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...	Logs By the Road. 1867-1869 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...	Barges on Volga 1870 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
After a Heavy Rain. 1870 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...	Lakuna on Volga 1870-1871 For other meanings of the word Volga see Volga (disambiguation) Волга Length 3,690 km Elevation of the source 225 m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed 1. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...	Thaw 1871 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...	Pond at the Sunset. 1871 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Wet Meadow. 1872 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...	Lombardy Poplars on the Bank of a Lake. Evening.	In the Mountains of the Crimea. 1873 The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Russian transliteration: Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym, Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, , pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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