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Vasily Perov · 1861
Vasily Perov: 1834–1882
Other names (10)
Perov, Vasili Grigorevich Perov, Vasiliĭ Grigorʹevich Perov, Vasilij Grigor'evič Perov, Vasily Grigorevich Perov, Vasily Grigor'yevich Perov, Vassili Grigorievich Perov, Wassilij Grigorjevitsch Peroff, Wassilij von Krüdener, Василий Григорьевич Перов
Biography
Vasily Grigorevich Perov (2 January 1834 [O.S. 21 December 1833] – 10 June [O.S. 29 May] 1882) was a Russian painter, a key figure of the Russian Realist movement and one of the founding members of Peredvizhniki.
Vasily Perov was born on 2 January 1834 (21 December 1833 Old Style) in Tobolsk, Tobolsk Governorate, Russian Empire, as Vasily Grigorevich Vasiliev (Василий Григорьевич Васильев). Perov was an illegitimate son of the local procurator baron, Baron Gregor Gustav Friedrich von Krüdener, who belonged to a German and Baltic German noble family, which belonged to the Uradel, and a Russian, Akulina Ivanova, a native citizen of Tobolsk.
Although Perov's parents married soon after his birth, there was no legal way to inherit his father's name and baron title, so he was registered under his godfather's surname — Vasiliev. He later changed his surname to Perov — a nickname given to him by his teacher who taught him calligraphy as a child (the word pero means feather in Russian).
After completing a course at Arzamas uyezd school, Perov was transferred to the Alexander Stupin art school also located in Arzamas.
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Influenced by
- Sergey Zaryankoeditorial inference
Evidence
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- Édouard Maneteditorial inference
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Later influence
- Isaac Levitandocumented
Evidence
Levitan initially studied in Perov’s life class. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Vasily Perov. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- State Russian Museum22 recorded works
- Tretyakov Gallery3 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 recorded work