Vasily Polenov1844–1927Генисаретское озеро
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Where is “Генисаретское озеро” now? Collection: Ivanovo Regional Art Museum, Ivanovo. Unknown.
Ivanovo, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Russian
На зеленом берегу, коричневой песчаной отмели и голубой воде мелкого озера - большие и мелкие серые валуны. В глубине - дальний высокий берег. Бледно-голубое небо.
Ivanovo Regional Art Museum
Details
- Accession number
- ЖР-252
In the catalog
Sources
- The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia
- Image: Ivanovo Regional Art Museum — © Ивановский областной художественный музей · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
In the life of Vasily Polenov
The whole lifefrom 1879
Full Member of the Peredvizhniki
From 1879 Polenov was a full member of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (Peredvizhniki); he gained fame as a master of the epic landscape.
1879
Grandmother's Garden at the 7th Peredvizhniki Exhibition
The painting Grandmother's Garden was presented at the 7th exhibition of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions in 1879 and received a great many positive responses from the press and the public.
1881–1882
First Journey to the Middle East
In 1881–1882 Polenov, with the expedition of Prince Abamelek-Lazarev and Adrian Prakhov, made his first journey through the biblical lands — to Constantinople, Palestine, Syria, and Egypt — bringing back sketches for the canvas Christ and the Sinner and paintings in a manner new to him.
1882
Marriage to Natalya Yakunchikova
From 1882 Polenov was married to Natalya Vasilyevna Yakunchikova, daughter of a Moscow merchant and industrialist; the marriage produced six children.
1882–1895
Teaching at the Moscow School of Painting
In 1882–1895 Polenov taught at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; his students included Levitan, Korovin, Ostroukhov, Arkhipov, Golovin, and Tatevosyan.
1883–1884
Work on Christ and the Sinner in Italy
In 1883–1884 in Italy Polenov continued work on the painting Christ and the Sinner.
