Meshkov Vasily Vasilyevich
Tale of the Urals
Year
1950-е
Material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
100х200
Category
Painting
Period
Soviet Period (1917–1991)
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A large-scale canvas by Vasily Meshkov, painted in the 1950s. The work reflects the artist's epic vision of the Ural landscapes.
Artist
Meshkov Vasily Vasilyevich
MV
1893 — 1963
Vasily Vasilyevich Meshkov was a Russian painter, People's Artist of the RSFSR, and a full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1958). He studied at his father V. N. Meshkov's studio school and at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1909–1916) under K. A. Korovin, S. V. Malyutin, and A. M. Korin. He was a master of epic landscapes and a theater artist. During the Great Patriotic War, he created the series "Along the Roads of the Fascist Retreat." He is known for his majestic interpretation of Russian nature ("Tale of the Urals," "Kama," "Golden Autumn in Karelia"). He was awarded the State (Stalin) Prize of the USSR for his "Kama" landscape series. His works are held in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, and other museum collections.
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