Vasily Polenov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Polenov

Russian artist

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1844

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 18-Jul-1927

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian: ????´??? ???´??????? ????´???; 1 June 1844 – 18 July 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists.
His contemporaries would call him the “Knight of Beauty” as he embodied both European and Russian traditions of painting.
His vision of life was summarized as following: “Art should promote happiness and joy”.
As a painter and a humanist, he would truly believe in the civilizing mission of Art, Culture and Education.



Alternative names	Russian: ???? ???????? ?????
Description	Russian-Ukrainian painter, sculptor and essayist
Date of birth/death	24 July 1844 (in Julian calendar)	29 September 1930
Location of birth/death	Chuhuiv	Repino
Work location	Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Chuhuiv
Authority control	: Q172911 VIAF: 30329364 ISNI: 0000 0001 2277 9324 ULAN: 500024225 LCCN: n79075231 MusicBrainz: 7ba03e68-0bbe-4227-830b-388c36c5653a WorldCat