Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844 – 1927) ✽ Tchaikovsky - VI. June: Barcarolle - Takako Nishizaki

Thank you everyone for watching and for comments! ✽ All the best. Biography of the Russian Landscape Artist & Biblical Painter. Vasily Polenov (1844-1927) Among the most talented of Russian artists from the second half of the 19th century, Vasily Polenov was an active member of the Itinerants Association and a regular participant in their art exhibitions. Most famous for his landscape painting, he also painted a series of original biblical pictures. His other major contribution to Russian art was his teaching: he was a Professor at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, where his pupils included Konstantin Korovin (1861–1932), Isaac Levitan (1860-1900), Abram Arkhipov (1862-1930), and Mikhail Nesterov (1862–1942). Patronized by the art collector Pavel Tretyakov (1832-1898), he was also a participant in Savva Mamontov’s Abramtsevo art circle. Polenov’s best known paintings include his landscapes Moscow Courtyard (1878, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow), Overgrown P