Viktor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov

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Viktor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov

Russian painter

Written by Andrei D. Sarabianov

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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2024 • Article History

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Born:: April 2 [April 14, New Style], 1870, Saratov, Russia

Died:: Oct. 26 [Nov. 8, New Style] 1905, Tarusa (aged 35)

Movement / Style:: Art Nouveau

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Viktor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov (born April 2 [April 14, New Style], 1870, Saratov, Russia—died Oct. 26 [Nov. 8, New Style] 1905, Tarusa) was a Russian painter of the Art Nouveau period (known in Russia as style moderne), one of the most masterful painters of his time, and who made an important contribution to the history of Russian painting. His female figures are some of the best of the Art Nouveau and Symbolist periods. Borisov-Musatov’s name is closely linked with that of his birthplace, Saratov, a town on the banks of the Volga. The area gave Russian art of the 19th and ...(100 of 369 words)

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