Mikhail Vrubel


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Name
Mikhail Vrubel
Life Dates
1856-1910
Country
Russia
Movement
Symbolism

Mikhail Vrubel Biography

Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel (1865-1910) was a Russian artist of remarkable talent and a turbulent. His paintings were produced in a political climate that was alternately hostile and sympathetic. In his lifetime, he knew both praise and disdain, with critics calling his work everything from “wild ugliness” to “the fascinating symphonies of a genius”. Gradually, however, Vrubel’s painting came to be viewed as an integral part of Russian culture. Some modern scholars compare his work directly to Early Renaissance or Late Byzantine art and recognize Vrubel as a proud artistic individual who held aloof from contemporary trends. Others consider Vrubel the founder of Russian Art Nouveau and group him with that movement.


Mikhail Vrubel 89 Most Important Paintings and Artworks

Mikhail Vrubel Bibliography

Vrubel by N.Dmitriyeva. Russian Painters of the XIX century. Moscow. 1990.

Michail Vrubel: The Artist of the Eves by Mikhail Guerman. Parkstone Press, 1998.

The Art of Mikhail Vrubel (1856-1910) by Aline Isdebsky-Pritchard. UMI Research Press, 1982.

The Art and Architecture of Russia (Pelican History Art) by George Heard Hamilton. Yale Univ Pr, 1992.

A Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Artists 1420-1970 by John Milner. Antique Collectors' Club, 1993.

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