Olga's Gallery
Mikhail Nesterov
(1862-1942)
Biography
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Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov was born into the family of a merchant on May 1862 in the city of Ufa in the Urals, Russia. In 1874, his parents brought him to Moscow to study in a technical college, where he caught the attention of K. Trutovsky, an artist and inspector of the Moscow School of Art. This was an important meeting, the turning point in his life. Read Mikhail Nesterov's Full Biography
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A Girl with Kokoshnik (Woman's Headdress in Old Russia). Portrait of Marya Nesterova. 1885. Oil on panel. Private collection. Read Note. 
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Visiting a Sorcerer: Love Drink is Needed. 1888. Oil on canvas. The Saratov State Art Museum, Saratov, Russia.
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Hermit. 1889. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Vision to Youth Bartholomew. 1889-1890. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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Vision to Youth Bartholomew. Detail. 1889-1890. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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Portrait of a Girl. Study for "Youth of St. Sergiy Radonezhsky". 1890-91. Oil on panel. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Portrait of Apollinary Vasnetsov. Study for "Youth of St. Sergiy Radonezhsky". 1890. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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A Firtree. Study. 1890-91. Oil on canvas. Private Collection.
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A Tree in Blossom. Study. 1890-91. Oil on canvas. Private Collection.
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Youth of Saint Sergiy Radonezhsky. 1892-1897. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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Prince Alexander Nevsky. 1894-97. Gouache on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
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On the Eve of Annunciation Feast. 1895. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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A Hand with Flowers. Study for the painting On the Hills. 1896. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
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On the Hills. 1896. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, Ukraine.
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Taking the Veil. 1897-98. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Taking the Veil . Detail. 1897-98. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Tzarevich Dmitry. 1899. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
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Deep Thoughts. 1900. Oil on panel. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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St. George and Dragon. Sketch for the frescoes in Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Abasturman, Georgia. 1900. Gouache on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
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Death of Prince Alexander Nevsky. Sketch for frescoes in Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Abasturman, Georgia. 1900. Gouache on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
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Spring. Study. 1901. Gouache on cardboard. The Art Museum of Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia.
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Silence. 1903. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Winter in Skit (skit is a small and secluded monastery). 1904. Oil on canvas. The Bashkortostan Art Museum, Ufa, Russia.
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Harmony Concord. 1905. Oil on canvas. The Art Museum of Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia.
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Portrait of Olga Nesterova. 1905. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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Portrait of Natalia Yashvil. 1905. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, Ukraine. Read Note.
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Portrait of Ekaterina Nesterova. 1905. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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Portrait of Olga Nesterova, known as Woman in a Riding Habit. 1906. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
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Autumn. 1906. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Portrait of Ekaterina Nesterova. 1906. Oil on canvas. The Bashkortostan Art Museum, Ufa, Russia. Read Note.
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Pond. Study. 1906. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
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Portrait of Count Leo Tolstoy. 1907. Oil on canvas. Museum of Leo Tolstoy, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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Peonies. 1908. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
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Capri. Almond Trees in Blossom. 1908. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
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Capri. Entrance to Monastery. 1908. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
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Portrait of Ekaterina Nesterova. 1909. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Read Note.
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