Konstantin Alexeyevich Vasiliev (1942 - 1976)

Konstantin Alexeyevich Vasiliev

Konstantin Alexeyevich Vasiliev (Russian: Константин Алексеевич Васильев) was a Soviet artist of the mid-twentieth century. He is known as a painter, graphic artist and illustrator, famous for his works on Bylin and mythological themes.

Konstantin Vasiliev was influenced by surrealism and abstract expressionism in the early 1960s, but later shifted to a realist style. He found inspiration in folk art, myths, bylinas, fairy tales, Slavic, Scandinavian and ancient Germanic epics. He also created works dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, landscapes and a series of graphic portraits of composers and musicians.