Vasily Surikov (1848-1916) was a Russian painter, academician, full member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
The main features of Surikov's artworks are the subtle embodiment of the spirit of the age, the careful outworking of details, the dynamic and precisely thought-out plot, and the enhanced attention to colors and tones. The paintings feature strong characters, human freedom, independence of personalities, and rebellious strength.
The artist’s famous works are the Morning of Strelets’ Execution (1881), Boyarynya Morozova (1887), the Conquest of the Snow Town (1891), the Crimean Landscape (1907) and the Yenisei by Krasnoyarsk (1909).
The postage stamp features a fragment of the Surikov's painting Morning of Strelets’ Execution (1881, Tretyakov Gallery); the margins of the postal block provide a portrait of Surikov by I. Kramskoi (1887, the Surikov Krasnoyarsk Art Museum) and the interior of the Surikov Estate Museum in Krasnoyarsk.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the block |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + bronzed paste + partial varnishing + security system |
Frame 11¾:12 |
115 × 83 mm |
50 × 37 mm |
21 thousand blocks |