Olga's Gallery
Feodor Vasilyev
(1850-1873)
Biography
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The works of the wonderfully gifted landscape painter Feodor Alexandrovich Vasilyev, who died very young, are of great importance for Russian culture.
Born into a poor family in 1850 he had to earn his living from the age of 12 years – he worked as a mailman, scriber, assistant to a restorer of pictures. After his father’s untimely death, he became the sole supporter of the family. In 1865, he managed to enter the evening classes of the School of Painting, sponsored by the Society for Promotion of Artists. Vasilyev’s exceptional talent required perfection, but the artist’s hard life barred its progress denying him the opportunity of a necessary technical training. While at School, Vasilyev got acquainted with many painters, who took care of him. He was especially friendly and close with Kramskoy and Shishkin, who took Vasilyev to work with them en plein-air and in travels throughout Russia.
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Clouds. The Village of Krestinskoye. 1867. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Moscow, Russia. 
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Near a Church. Valaam. 1867. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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After a Rain. 1867. Oil on paper, mounted on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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On Valaam. Rocks. 1867. Oil on paper, mounted on cardboard. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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On the River. Calm. 1867. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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The Shore. Cloudy Day. 1867-1869. Oil on cardboard. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Peasant's Courtyard. 1867-1869. Oil on paper, mounted on cardboard. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Logs By the Road. 1867-1869. Oil on wood. The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.
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Peasants with a Boat on a Sandy Beach. 1868. Oil on canvas. The Fine Arts Museum, Omsk, Russia.
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Near a Watering Place. 1868. Oil on paper, mounted on cardboard. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Before a Thunderstorm. 1868. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Moscow, Russia.
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Street in a Village. 1868. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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After a Thunderstorm. 1868. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Before a Thunderstorm. 1868. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Moscow, Russia.
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Village. 1869. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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On the River. Windy Day. 1869. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Morning in a Village. 1869. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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After a Rain. 1869. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Autumn. 1869. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, Ukraine.
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Hot Summer Day. 1869. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Evening. 1869. Oil on canvas. Picture Gallery, Tambov, Russia.
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Dawn in St. Petersburg. . Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Illumination in St. Petersburg. 1869. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Poplars. 1870. Oil on canvas. The Konyonkov Museum of Fine Arts, Smolensk, Russia.
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Boat. 1870. Oil on canvas, mounted on wood. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Barges near the Bank. 1870. Watercolour on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Volga View. Barges. Detail. 1870. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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After a Heavy Rain. 1870. Watercolour, white on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Bridge over a Brook. 1870. Light brown sepia on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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River in Krasnoye Selo. 1870. Oil on canvas. Museum of Arts, Kazan, Russia.
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Thaw. 1871. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Bank of the Volga after a Thunderstorm. 1871. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Pond at the Sunset. 1871. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Winter in the Crimea. 1871-1873. Oil on cardboard. The Perm Art Gallery, Perm, Russia.
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Mountains in the Crimea in Winter. 1871-1873. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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