Seven years later, after the picture “The Girl Illuminated by the Sun” was published, Valentin Serov wrote another impressionistic painting “In the Summer”, in which he depicts his beloved wife Olga. Here […]

The main story for the film was the legend of the Greek king Agamemnon’s daughter, Iphigenia, sacrificed to the war goddess Athena. Homer’s poem Iliad tells that, wishing to become winners in […]

The portraits of V. Serov are distinguished by their characteristic features and their individual style. His works are recognizable, in almost all paintings his hands are located either on the chest or […]

Serov’s parents were not artists. His father is a composer, great-grandfather is a naturalist. For the first time a talent for drawing from a young artist woke up in 1871, when he […]

The painting was written in 1905. Serov created this magnificent portrait of Yermolova, immortalizing the memory of this artist. This picture is a classic example of how an artist can understand the […]

Painting V. A. Serova “Winter” was written in pastel, gouache in 1898. This is one of the best works of the artist. Country nature accustomed to Serov. Open space is bordered by […]

At the age of 22, Valentin Serov was seriously ill. Having received money for the next picture, he and his friends decided to go to Italy. The warm climate of Italy is […]

Probably all the famous portrait painters have not once portrayed themselves on the paintings of paintings. For some, a creative path began with this, and someone drew pictures of himself at the […]

V. Serov – an outstanding portrait painter with a unique technique. His works are recognizable and convey not only the external characteristics of the characters, but also their rich inner world. The […]

Domotkanovo Tver province was conceived by the artist Serov as a place to create a solar portrait of a cousin. But the capricious weather liked to surprise suddenly overcast days. V. A. […]