
Valentin Serov1865–1911¿Se puede contemplar?
Moscú, Rusia
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1894
Elected a member of the Peredvizhniki
In 1894 Serov was elected a member of the Peredvizhniki, to which he belonged until 1900; his portrait of S. A. Tolstaya and the landscape “In the Crimea” were shown at their 22nd exhibition.
early 1896
A commission for a watercolour of the coronation of Nicholas II
In early 1896 Serov received a lucrative commission for the watercolour “The Anointing of the Emperor” for the art album of the coronation of Nicholas II; it gave him the right to attend the coronation on 26 May in the Dormition Cathedral, and the work was due by 1 May 1897.
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.
22 de noviembre de 1911
Died