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.
1871. Oil on canvas. The Museum of the Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1872. Oil on canvas. Museum-Estate of V. Polenov, Tula region, Russia.
1874. Oil on canvas. Museum-Estate of V. Polenov, Tula region, Russia.
1874. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1874. Oil on canvas. Museum-Estate of V. Polenov, Tula region, Russia.
1874. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1875. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1875. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1875. Oil on canvas.
1876. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1877. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1878. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1878. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1879. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1880. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Russia.
1880. Oil on canvas. The State Art Museum Abramtzevo, Moscow region, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Polenov by T. Yurova. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1972.