Wednesday 7 April 2010

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Vasily Surikov was probably the foremost history painter in Russia. He was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Surikov would spend months or years gathering background information, costuming details and biographical studies; and producing multiple preliminary sketches to create his large scale historical works. He also often painted the same scene in differing sizes, either as a preliminary or as a variation on a larger or smaller version. He also produced many individual portraits, landscapes and watercolors.

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