Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian: 1 June 1844 - 18 July 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists.
BiographyA native of St.Petersburg, Polenov studied under Pavel Chistyakov and in the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1863 to 1871. He was classmate and close friend to Rafail Levitsky, fellow Peredvizhniki artist and famous photographer. Their letters which remain today in Polenov's house museum are an interesting account of the many art exhibitions, movements and artists of their day. Related Paintings of Vasiliy Polenov :. | Madonna and Child gh | Pool | A ploughing scene in Suffolk | The gril wearing the strawhat | The Body of Abel Found by Adam Eve, | Related Artists: Maso di Banco Italian Early Renaissance Painter, active 1320-1350 Ingeborg Westfelt-Eggertz painted Morning - Trouville in 1855-1936 Ludwig Hans Fischer Austrian , 1848 - 1915 )