Mikhail Nesterov

(1862–1942) Russian artist (1862-1942)

Mikhail Nesterov (1862–1942) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Mikhail Nesterov belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Mikhail Nesterov was born in Ufa and died in Moscow. Mikhail Nesterov trained at Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Wikidata associates Mikhail Nesterov with Russian symbolism. The awards include Stalin Prize, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

The best-known works include ‘The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew’, ‘Portrait of Ivan Pavlov’, ‘In Russia. Soul of the people.’, and ‘The Hermit’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting, landscape painting, and religious art. The catalogue has 33 works by Mikhail Nesterov with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1941. Works by Mikhail Nesterov are held by several collections, among them Tretjakovgalleriet, Ryska museet, Tretyakov Gallery, and Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Eugène Jansson, Gustav Klimt, Consuelo Fould, Wilhelm Degode, and Ernest Ponthier de Chamaillard.

• Post-Impressionism and Symbolism
• The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew