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Продавец кваса, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1871
Viktor Vasnetsov, portraitViktor Vasnetsov1848–1926

Продавец кваса

1871 · Drawing · 30.6 × 22 cm

About the work

In the museum's own words — in Russian

« Все мы тогда считали себя реалистами, искали только правды в искусстве , — так позднее высказывался Васнецов об ученическом периоде, — а слово „идеал“ для нас не было пустым избитым словом без содержания …»*. Под влиянием демократических взглядов современников художник изменил свое отношение к академической исторической живописи и стал проявлять интерес к бытовому жанру. При этом он с особой теплотой вспоминал непродолжительные посещения мастерской П. П. Чистякова. Последний не был руководителем Васнецова в Академии художеств, но сумел передать ему «много света»** в понимании искусства.

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Творческие поиски «правды» и «идеала» привели Васнецова к созданию большого количества произведений на сюжеты из жизни «низов» Петербурга — «Трубочист» (ГТГ), « Сборщик на храм », «Дворник. Этюд головы» (Р-13352), « Носильщики », « Мальчик с бутылью », « Продавец кваса » и многих других. С. В. Кривонденченков. «В своем истинно национальном отразить вечное». Эволюция реалистической тенденции в творчестве В. М. Васнецова // Виктор Васнецов. СПб, 2024. С. 6.

* В. М. Васнецов — В. В. Стасову, 3 октября 1902 // Виктор Михайлович Васнецов: Письма. Дневники. Воспоминания. Суждения современников / Сост., вступ. ст. и примеч. Н. А. Ярославцевой. М., 1987. С. 190.

** В. М. Васнецов — В. В. Стасову, 20 сентября 1898 // Там же. С. 150.

State Russian Museum

Particulars

1871 · aged 23
18481926
Accession number
Р-352

Meanwhile, in the life of Viktor Vasnetsov

The whole life
  1. 1868–1876

    Friendship with Repin and the “evenings” at Antokolsky’s

    In St Petersburg he grew very close to Ilya Repin; he attended the “evenings” at the apartment of Repin and the sculptor Mark Antokolsky, where the student Ivan Savenkov read bylinas in a slow chant, in the northern accent so familiar to Vasnetsov — and so his interest in early Russian culture and folk epic finally took shape.

  2. 1868–1876

    Friendship with Arkhip Kuindzhi

    In St Petersburg he grew especially close to Arkhip Kuindzhi: the taciturn Vasnetsov found the key to his reserved nature, and when Kuindzhi painted “Ukrainian Night” he exclaimed that it was the very night Gogol had spoken of — “now we see it”.

  3. 1870

    He meets Pavel Chistyakov

    Pavel Chistyakov, back from Rome, saw Vasnetsov’s drawing “A Prince’s Icon-painting Workshop” at an Academy exhibition, asked to be introduced to its author and soon made him a regular pupil; Vasnetsov remembered his teacher as “an enemy of the formula” who could show each pupil the road to his own development.

  4. 1870

    His father dies; his brother Nikolai becomes guardian

    In 1870 his father, Mikhail Vasilyevich, died; the elder brother Nikolai became guardian of the younger children, and for some years their aunt Elizaveta Shilyaeva lived with the younger brothers.

  5. summer 1871

    He meets his future wife, Alexandra Ryazantseva

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In the summer of 1871, home in Vyatka on academic leave, he met Alexandra Ryazantseva in the local library — a merchant’s daughter who would become one of the first women from Vyatka with a higher medical education; he was struck by “her eyes — stern and extraordinarily kind”.

  • 1873–1875

    He leaves the Academy before graduating

    In 1873, a year before the end of the course, he almost stopped attending the Academy and went only to Chistyakov’s studio: Chistyakov told him he had already got from the Academy all it could give, and Kramskoi advised the same; on 4 (16) February 1875 he was formally discharged, receiving a certificate that listed two small silver medals and one large one.

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    State Russian Museum

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

    The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

    In this state since
    Sep 28, 2026
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    • State Russian Museum
    • Image: State Russian Museum — © State Russian Museum
    Бой скифов со славянами, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1881

    Бой скифов со славянами

    1881 · State Russian Museum

    Витязь на распутье, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1882

    Витязь на распутье

    1882 · State Russian Museum

    Баян, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1910

    Баян

    1910 · State Russian Museum

    Акробаты (На празднике в окрестностях Парижа), Viktor Vasnetsov, 1877

    Акробаты (На празднике в окрестностях Парижа)

    1877 · State Russian Museum

    Богоматерь с младенцем, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1887

    Богоматерь с младенцем

    1887 · State Russian Museum

    Heroes, Viktor Vasnetsov, 19th century

    Heroes

    19th century · Tretyakov Gallery

    Преферанс, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1879

    Преферанс

    1879 · Tretyakov Gallery

    Alyonushka, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1881

    Alyonushka

    1881 · Tretyakov Gallery

    Два овала, Vasily Kandinsky, 1919

    Vasily Kandinsky

    Два овала, 1919

    Синий гребень, Vasily Kandinsky, 1917

    Vasily Kandinsky

    Синий гребень, 1917

    Импровизация 11, Vasily Kandinsky, 1910

    Vasily Kandinsky

    Импровизация 11, 1910

    Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ilya Repin, 1880–1891

    Ilya Repin

    Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1880–1891

    Автопортрет (Художник), Kazimir Malevich, 1933

    Kazimir Malevich

    Автопортрет (Художник), 1933

    Red Cavalry Riding, Kazimir Malevich, c. 1932

    Kazimir Malevich

    Red Cavalry Riding, c. 1932

    На жатву (Марфа и Ванька), Kazimir Malevich, 1928-1929

    Kazimir Malevich

    На жатву (Марфа и Ванька), 1928-1929

    Черный квадрат, Kazimir Malevich, c. 1923

    Kazimir Malevich

    Черный квадрат, c. 1923

    Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ilya Repin, 1880–1891

    Ilya Repin

    Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1880–1891

    State Russian Museum

    Автопортрет (Художник), Kazimir Malevich, 1933

    Kazimir Malevich

    Автопортрет (Художник), 1933

    State Russian Museum

    Цветочница, Kazimir Malevich, 1930

    Kazimir Malevich

    Цветочница, 1930

    State Russian Museum

    Авиатор, Kazimir Malevich, 1914

    Kazimir Malevich

    Авиатор, 1914

    State Russian Museum

    Приезд царей Иоанна и Петра Алексеевичей на Семеновский Потешный двор гор. Москвы и зачисление молодых сокольников в потешные, Ilya Repin, 1900

    Ilya Repin

    Приезд царей Иоанна и Петра Алексеевичей на Семеновский Потешный двор гор. Москвы и зачисление молодых сокольников в потешные, 1900

    State Russian Museum

    Портрет Софьи Михайловны Драгомировой (1871–1953), в замужестве Лукомской, Ilya Repin, 1889

    Ilya Repin

    Портрет Софьи Михайловны Драгомировой (1871–1953), в замужестве Лукомской, 1889

    State Russian Museum

    Воскрешение дочери Иаира, Ilya Repin, 1871

    Ilya Repin

    Воскрешение дочери Иаира, 1871

    State Russian Museum

    17 октября 1905 года, Ilya Repin, 1907

    Ilya Repin

    17 октября 1905 года, 1907

    State Russian Museum