Landscapes of Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844 – 1927)
Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov is a Russian painter, internationally recognized master of landscape, genre and historical painting, teacher, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
Vasily Polenov was born in June 1844 in St. Petersburg, into a large noble family. His father, Dmitry Vasilyevich Polenov, was a well-known archaeologist and bibliographer in the capital, secretary of the Russian Archaeological Society, who was fond of art and studied chronicles and history.
The artist’s mother, Maria Alexandrovna (née Voeykova), was a children’s writer and studied painting.
As a child, the future artist spent a lot of time on the estate of his grandmother V.N. Voeikova, daughter of the famous architect Nikolai Lvov. Vera Nikolaevna, after the early death of her parents, was brought up in the house of Gavrila Derzhavin, was well versed in Russian history, knew folk poetry, fairy tales and Russian epics. The grandmother devoted a lot of time to her grandchildren, encouraged their passion for painting, and organized creative competitions for the children, in which the winner, like at the Academy, was awarded a medal.
For the most gifted children (the elder Vasily and the younger Elena), painting teachers were hired from among the students of the Academy of Arts. This is how P.P. appeared in the Polenovs’ house. Chistyakov, a meeting with whom was truly fateful for Vasily Polenov.
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