Портрет В.В. Безсонова (1826-1887)

1865–1870

From satire to the drama of the “humiliated and insulted”

The canvases “Seeing Off the Dead” and “The Queue at the Fountain”, which won first prizes at the competitions of the Moscow Society of Art Lovers and the Society for the Encouragement of Artists, opened a new stage: from satirical subjects Perov moved to more dramatic ones, about the “humiliated and insulted”.

1867

Five paintings at the 1867 World's Fair

Five of Perov's paintings were shown at the 1867 World's Fair: “Seeing Off the Dead”, “The First Rank”, “The Amateur”, “The Bachelor Guitarist” and “Troika”; T. Thoré-Bürger noted that he was Russian both in his choice of subjects and in his manner.

1867 · Auszeichnung

Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts

1869–1870

Organises the Moscow group of the Peredvizhniki

In 1869, together with Myasoedov, whose idea the Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions was, Perov organised the Moscow group of the Peredvizhniki; in 1870 he became one of the Association's founders and for seven years sat on its board.

1870

Made a professor for “The Wanderer” and “The Birdcatcher”

For the paintings “The Wanderer” and “The Birdcatcher” the Academy of Arts awarded Perov the title of professor; for “The Birdcatcher” he also won a first prize from the Society for the Encouragement of Artists.

1871

Teacher at the Moscow School of Painting

Perov was appointed a teacher at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in place of the late S. K. Zaryanko; his pupils included Mikhail Nesterov.