Vasily Ivanovich Surikov was born in Krasnoyarsk into a family of Siberian Cossacks, whose ancestors came to conquer Siberia with Yermak in the 16th century (The Conquest of Siberia by Yermak). The future artist grew up among brave and solid people, in severe natural conditions. Surikov said later that Siberia gave him the ideals of historical characters, spirit, strength and health.
1877. Oil on plaster. Museum of History of Religion and Atheism of the Academy of Science, St. Peresburg, Russia.
1879. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1879. Study. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1879. Study.Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1879. Study. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1882. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1882. Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1883. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1883. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1883. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Vasilii Surikov by V. Kemenov. Aurora. Leningrad 1978.