Fyodor Vasilyev1850–1873The Thaw
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Imens i livet hos Fyodor Vasilyev
Hele livetwinter 1870
A Cold and Tuberculosis
While working on The Thaw in the winter of 1870, Vasilyev caught a severe cold; he was found to have tuberculosis, which determined the course of the rest of his life.
summer 1870
Journey down the Volga with Repin
Together with I. Repin and E. Makarov, Vasilyev sailed down the Volga from Tver to Saratov, setting up working quarters opposite the Zhiguli Hills. The Volga impressions and drawings served as the basis for a number of paintings.
1870
One of the Founders of the Peredvizhniki
Vasilyev was among the first twenty members of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (the Peredvizhniki).
1871
Move to Yalta
Because of his tuberculosis, Vasilyev left St. Petersburg for good and, with funds from the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, went to Crimea. He spent the last two years of his life in Yalta, working hard and intensely, at times at the expense of his treatment.
1872
"The Thaw" at the London International Exhibition
An author's replica of The Thaw, commissioned by the future Emperor Alexander III, was shown at the 1872 International Exhibition in London and awarded a medal.
24. september 1873
Died
