The universe of Vasily SurikovCrowds in tension, broken destinies and colors of old Russia make Sourikov the great playwright of historical painting.
1848 - 1916Life and career
Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Imperial Academy of Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, European Ambulants and TravelsMain homes
History painting, Russian realism, crowd, portrait, oil, watercolor, drawing, study, costume, ancient Russia, Siberia, movement and collective psychologyPractical
° 2,000Large historical paintings, portraits, watercolors, drawings, hundreds of preparatory studies, sketches, lost works and created works, overall estimate
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1848 -1916 · Moscow, Siberia and great Russian history
Crowds in tension, broken destinies and colors of old Russia make Sourikov the great playwright of historical painting.
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov was born in Krasnoyarsk in 1848 into a Cossack family and died in Moscow in 1916. Supported by a Siberian patron, he moved to Saint Petersburg and studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. After participating in the decor of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, he moved to Moscow, a city whose architecture and ancient neighborhoods nourished his historical imagination. The Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy, completed in 1881, did not show the execution itself: looks, families, soldiers and the presence of Peter the Great condensed the last moment before the irreparable. Menchikov in Beriozovo locks the former favorite of the Tsar and his children into Siberian exile; space narrow gives silence monumental force. Boyarine Morozova, presented in 1887, draws an entire crowd around the defiant gesture of the religious dissident. Sourikov composes his large canvases based on countless studies of faces, hands, clothing and popular types. He seeks less to illustrate an event than to make the conflict of wills felt at the heart of a community. After the death of his wife, a stay in Siberia gives him back the energy to paint: The Capture of the Snow Fortress celebrates popular play, speed and collective joy. After the death of his wife, a stay in Siberia gives him back the energy to paint: The Capture of the Snow Fortress celebrates popular play, speed and collective joy. After the death of his wife, a stay in Siberia gives him back the energy to paint: The Capture of the Snow Fortress celebrates popular play, speed and collective joy. The capture of the snow fortress celebrates popular play, speed and collective joy. After the death of his wife, a stay in Siberia gives him back the energy to paint: The Capture of the Snow Fortress celebrates popular play, speed and collective joy. The capture of the snow fortress celebrates popular play, speed and collective joy. After the death of his wife, a stay in Siberia gives him back the energy to paint: The Capture of the Snow Fortress celebrates popular play, speed and collective joy. After the death of his wife, a stay in Siberia gives him back the energy national destiny. Member of the Ambulants, Sourikov unites documentary rigor, powerful color and crowd psychology. The "Vassili Sourikov" selection notably compares Le Matin de l’execution des Streltsy and La Boyarine Morozova. His reading favors the material.
Surikov paints the moment when history becomes human: hundreds of faces converge on a decision that is impossible to repeat.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Krasnoyarsk, road to the Academy and training
Cossack origins, Siberian patronage and Saint Petersburg build a monumental historical vocation. This milestone sheds light on the "Vassili Sourikov" collection by favoring the material.
Moscow and three founding dramas
Streltsy, Menshikov and Morozova give the crowd, silence and conflict new power.
Siberian return, movement and late epics
Snow Fortress, Ermak, Suvorov and Razine expand the story towards popular energy.
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Polyphonic crowd
Each face has its own reaction while participating in the collective movement. This trait guides a reading of "Vassili Surikov" centered on the material.
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Moment suspended
Decisive action is often postponed so that looks and gestures concentrate the tension.
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Historical color
Fabrics, snow, architecture and objects make ancient Russia physically present.
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Stubborn study
Portraits, hands and costumes are prepared separately before entering into the grand composition.
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Six readings specific to Vasily Surikov
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Vasily Surikov.
Before the irreparable01
The Morning of the Streltsy Execution
Condemned, families, soldiers and tsars face each other in a wait more terrible than invisible torture.
Landmark work by Vasily Surikov. Reading of "Vassily Surikov" through the material.Challenge in the crowd02
The Boyarine Morozova
The dissident's gesture splits the mass of spectators and transforms the convoy into a collective spiritual drama.
Landmark work by Vasily SurikovInner exile03
Menshikov to Beriozovo
The narrow cabin, children and silence measure the fall of a man once at the height of power.
Landmark work by Vasily SurikovSiberian momentum04
The Capture of the Snow Fortress
Horse throwing, snow bursting and happy crowd turn a popular game into a collective energy dump.
Landmark work by Vasily SurikovStyle05
Polyphonic crowd
Each face has its own reaction while participating in the collective movement. This trait guides a reading of "Vassili Surikov" centered on the material.
Reading key for Vasily SurikovStyle06
Moment suspended
Decisive action is often postponed so that looks and gestures concentrate the tension.
Reading key for Vasily Surikov
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