From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
Name/TitleCount Tolstoi (The Great Man of Russia)
About this objectA unique portrait, this work sparks interest because of how it sidelines its central figure. The painting is situated in Yasnaya Polyana, the country estate where the author wrote novels such as War and Peace and Anna Kerinina. In making the landscape a central character of this piece, Vladimirov is highlighting the vital importance of the estate and its grounds to Tolstoy, which he called “his inaccessible literary stronghold”.
MakerVladimiroff, Ivan Alexejevitch (1869-1947)
Maker Rolepainter
Date Madec. 1900
Period20th century
Style and IconographyPortrait
Techniqueoil on canvas
Measurementssupport height: 55.8 cm
support width: 101.6 cm
Subject and Association KeywordsTolstoy, Leo (1828-1910)
Subject and Association KeywordsRussia
Subject and Association Keywordsbench
Subject and Association Keywordstree
Subject and Association Keywordsleaf
Subject and Association Keywordslane
Subject and Association Keywordsbush
Subject and Association Keywordsbarrel
Subject and Association Keywordswater
Subject and Association Keywordschair
Subject and Association Keywordsman
Subject and Association Keywordsshoe
Subject and Association Keywordssmock
Subject and Association Keywordsbeard
Subject and Association Keywordscarving
Subject and Association Keywordsred
Subject and Association Keywordsgreen
Subject and Association Keywordsyellow
Subject and Association Keywordswhite
Subject and Association Keywordsstone
Object Typepainting
Object numberBIKGM.28
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
