Vasily Alekseyevich Volkov (1840 - 1907)
1840-04-02St. Petersburg, Russian Empire1907-05-05Poltava, Russian EmpireRussia, Ukraine, Russian Empire
Vasily Alekseyevich Volkov
Vasily Alekseyevich Volkov (Russian: Василий Алексеевич Волков) was a Russian and Ukrainian artist of the last third of the 19th - early 20th centuries. He is known as a painter, watercolorist and teacher.
Vasily Volkov painted portraits and paintings on domestic and historical themes. Especially famous are his portraits of Emperors Alexander II and Alexander III, as well as historical portraits.
Date and place of birt: | 2 april 1840, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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Date and place of death: | 5 may 1907, Poltava, Russian Empire |
Nationality: | Russia, Ukraine, Russian Empire |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Art school / group: | Itinerants |
Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Realism |