Olga's Gallery
Vasiliy Polenov
(1844-1927)
Biography
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Biography ExtractVasiliy Dmitrievich Polenov was born into a noble and intelligent family; his father was a high-ranking military officer and archeologist. His mother was fond of fine arts and was an amateur painter. Their son inherited the talents of both parents – love for science and for art.
He studied simultaneously in the St. Petersburg University and in the Academy of Arts. In 1871, he got a diploma of a lawyer and a Major Gold Medal in the Academy for his picture Raising of Jairus' Daughter (1871). It took him several years to decide to go in favor of painting. As a pensioner of the Academy he traveled to Germany, Italy, France, painted historical and genre pictures and portraits. Read Vasiliy Polenov's Full Biography
He studied simultaneously in the St. Petersburg University and in the Academy of Arts. In 1871, he got a diploma of a lawyer and a Major Gold Medal in the Academy for his picture Raising of Jairus' Daughter (1871). It took him several years to decide to go in favor of painting. As a pensioner of the Academy he traveled to Germany, Italy, France, painted historical and genre pictures and portraits. Read Vasiliy Polenov's Full Biography
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Raising of Jairus' Daughter. 1871. Oil on canvas. The Museum of the Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note. 
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Crossing of the River Oyat. 1872. Oil on canvas. Museum-Estate of V. Polenov, Tula region, Russia.
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Ebb-Tide. Normandy. 1874. Oil on canvas. Museum-Estate of V. Polenov, Tula region, Russia.
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Fishing Boat. Etretat. Normandy. 1874. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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White Horse. Normandy. 1874. Oil on canvas. Museum-Estate of V. Polenov, Tula region, Russia.
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Le droit du Seigneur. 1874. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
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Old Gates. Normandy. 1875. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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The Arrest of a Huguenot. 1875. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
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Odalisque. 1875. Oil on canvas.
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Portrait of the Narrator of the Folk Tales Nikita Bogdanov. 1876. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Pond in the Park. Olshanka. 1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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The Uspensky Cathedral. South Gates. 1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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The Teremny Palace. 1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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The Shrine of the Metropolitan Iona in the Uspensky Cathedral. 1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Moscow Backyard. 1878. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Granny's Orchard. 1878. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Pond. 1879. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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The River Oyat. Study. 1880. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Russia.
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The Birchwood Alley in Abramtzevo. 1880. Oil on canvas. The State Art Museum Abramtzevo, Moscow region, Russia.
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Troada. 1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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The Nile. 1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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The Temple of Isis. 1882. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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The Parthenon, Temple of Athena Pallas. . Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Erechteion. 1882. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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An Olive-Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane. 1882. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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