Valentin Serov1865–1911Тройка
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Тройка” now? Collection: State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg. Unknown.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- Гр.-28232
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- State Russian Museum
- Image: State Russian Museum — © State Russian Museum
In the life of Valentin Serov
The whole life1878–1911 · Workplace
Moscow
1897
Takes the life-drawing studio despite an earlier refusal
In late summer 1897 Serov accepted the offer to run the life-drawing studio at the Moscow School of Painting, although in 1894 he had written to Chistyakov that he did not like teaching and had turned down such an offer. His pupils included Kuznetsov, Sapunov, Saryan, Petrov-Vodkin, Ulyanov and Yuon; Levitan began teaching at the school at the same time.
January 1898
Diaghilev’s exhibition: 15 works at the Stieglitz Museum
At the exhibition of Russian and Finnish artists organised by Sergei Diaghilev at Baron Stieglitz’s museum in St. Petersburg, Serov was represented by 15 works.
23 March 1898
Awarded the title of academician
On 23 March 1898 the general meeting of the Academy of Arts, on the proposal of Mathé, Repin and Chistyakov, awarded Serov the title of academician.
1900
The Grand Medal of Honour at the Paris World’s Fair
For his portrait of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich at the World’s Fair in Paris, which Serov visited with his wife in October, he was awarded the Grand Medal of Honour.
late 1901
Stops working for the imperial court
At the end of 1901 Empress Alexandra Feodorovna interfered with Serov’s work on yet another portrait of Nicholas II, and he stopped working for the imperial court.
