Viktor Vasnetsov

(1848–1926) rysk konstnär

Viktor Vasnetsov (1848–1926) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Viktor Vasnetsov belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Viktor Vasnetsov was born in Lopyal and died in Moscow. Viktor Vasnetsov worked in Kyiv and Moscow. Wikidata associates Viktor Vasnetsov with Symbolism.

The best-known works include ‘Alyonushka’, ‘Knight at the Crossroads’, and ‘Ivan Tsarevich on the Grey Wolf’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 33 works by Viktor Vasnetsov with free images. The dated works span the years 1873–1926. Works by Viktor Vasnetsov are held by several collections, among them Tretjakovgalleriet, House museum of Viktor Vasnetsov, Ryska museet, and Tretyakov Gallery.

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

• Impressionism
• Heroes
• Knight at the Crossroads
• Alyonushka
• Ivan Tsarevich on the Grey Wolf
• After prince Igor’s battle
• Den flygande mattan