Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926) was a Russian painter and architect, a master of historical and folkloric painting, the founder of the Russian Revival style, a Full Member of the Academy of Arts (1893
The Vasnetsov's creative works belong to different genres from the Genre painting to the fairy tale painting, from easel to monumental painting, from the earthiness of the Itinerants to the prototype of the Art Nouveau style.
At an early stage, the works of the master were based predominantly on everyday life subjects, for example, Moving House (1876), Military Telegram (1878), At a Bookseller’s (1876), Balagans in Paris Suburbs (1876). In later years, the epic and historical direction prevailed in his work: Alyonushka (1881), A Knight at the Crossroads (1882) and A Gamayun Bird (1898). These works can be qualified as picturesque poetic tales about Russian people, glorious national old times and their immortal heroes.
The postage stamp provides a fragment of picture A Gamayun Bird (1898, P. Gamzatova Dagestan Museum of Fine Arts); the margins of the block feature a portrait of the artist by S. Malyutin (1915, Vyatka Art Museum) against a fragment of the interior of Artists V. and A. Vasnetsovs’ House Museum Ryabovo.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Format of the block |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + bronzed paste + partial varnishing + security system |
Frame 12 |
oval, 35,5 × 49 mm |
97 × 84 mm |
20 thousand blocks |