Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844−1927) was an artist, a master of history, landscape and genre painting, and a teacher.
Polenov's works are full of poetry and lyricism, as well as realism. Boasting original artistic solutions, they are imbued with the beauty of life in all its forms. The artist worked in different genres: portrait compositions, historic and religious paintings, the sketches of Kremlin cathedrals and palaces, and stage sets. It is per his sketches that churches were built in Abramtsevo (together with Viktor Vasnetsov) and Bekhov, near Tarusa.
However, Polenov is most famous for his scenery paintings that convey the poetic charm of parts of town life and virgin Russian nature. The best-known ones include Moscow Yard (1878), Summer (1879), Weedy Pond (1880), and Indian Summer (1893).
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover “175th Birth Anniversary of Vasily Polenov” includes: postal block №2475 “175th Birth Anniversary of V.D. Polenov (1844–1927), an artist”; FDC with cancellation; vignette.
Edition: 1200 pcs.