№ 1134-1135. 150th birth anniversary of А.М. Vasnetsov (1856-1933), the painter

Appolinariy Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1856-1933) was a Russian painter, graphic artist, an artist of historic painting. He was carried away by painting in his childhood already and was taught by his brother, a famous painter Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. Vasnetsov became the founder of historic landscape genre. He mainly depicted the old Moscow. He was the chairman of "The old Moscow" society for saving ancient monuments since 1917. Appolinariy Vasnetsov started showing his pictures at expositions of the Association of moving picture exhibitions in 1883. The painter's portrait by N.D. Kuznetsov (1897, The State Tretiakov Gallery) is depicted on the stamp.

The most favorite subject in the historic cycle of Vasnetsov's works is Moscow of 17th century – the ?poque, which he studied and loved most of all. But the general time coverage of this painter and scientist was much wider, of course. Thus in 1920 he was creating the series of water-color paintings with Kremlin sights, beginning with construction of first Kremlin wooden walls and finishing with the flourishing of Kremlin architecture in the 17th century. Vasnetsov's picture "Novodevichiy nunnery. Towers" (1926, the Tretiakov State Gallery) is depicted on the stamp.