Vasilij Surikov

(1848–1916) rysk målare

Vasilij Surikov (1848–1916) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Vasilij Surikov belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Vasilij Surikov was born in Krasnoyarsk and died in Moscow. Vasilij Surikov trained at Imperial Academy of Arts. Vasilij Surikov worked in Moscow. Wikidata associates Vasilij Surikov with realism. Vasilij Surikov became a member of Imperial Academy of Arts. Vasilij Surikov was awarded Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class. The students included Pyotr Konchalovsky.

The best-known works include ‘Taking a Snow Town’, ‘Suvorov Crossing the Alps in 1799’, ‘Boyarina Morozova’, and ‘Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and portrait. The catalogue has 14 works by Vasilij Surikov with free images. The dated works span the years 1874–1913. Works by Vasilij Surikov are held by several collections, among them Tretjakovgalleriet, Ryska museet, Russian Museum, and Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gustave Caillebotte, Auguste Baud-Bovy, Gustav Bauernfeind, Marguerite Charpentier, and Robert Walker Macbeth.

• Impressionism
• Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy
• Boyarina Morozova
• Taking a Snow Town
• Yermak's Conquest of Siberia