Victor Musatov (he appended the name Borisov later) was born on April 14, 1870 in Saratov, Russia, in the family of a minor railway official who had been a serf. In his early childhood he had suffered a bad fall, which left him humpbacked for the rest of his life. The tact and understanding of his parents, who encouraged his fondness for art, and the lessons of the young painter Konovalov contributed much to the formation of his artistic personality.
1886. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1892-94. Oil on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
1893-94. Oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1894. Sketch. Oil on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
1894. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1894. Sketch. Oil on cavnas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1895. Oil on canvas. The Art Museum, Kharkov, Ukraine.
Sketch. Oil on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
1895. Oil on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
Sketch. Oil on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
1896-97. Sketch. Oil on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
1897. Study. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, Ukraine.
1897. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Study. Oil on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
1898-1901. Tempera on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1898. Oil and tempera on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1898. Oil and tempera on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1899. Oil and tempera on canvas. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov,.
1899-1900. Sketch. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1899-1900. Tempera on canvas. Private collection.
Borisov-Musatov. By A.A. Rusakova. Leningrad. 1974. (in Russian)
Borisov-Musatov. Russian Painters series. Aurora. Leningrad. 1975.
Borisov-Musatov. By L. Mochalov. Leningrad. 1976. (in Russian)
Borisov-Musatov. By K. Shilov. Moscow. 1985. (in Russian)