Head of the Demon
Russian Symbolist Painter, 1856-1910
Russian painter and draughtsman. He was a pioneer of modernism, and his highly innovative technique broke with the traditions of the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, where he had been a brilliant student; at the same time he felt dissociated from the social consciousness of The Wanderers. mk72
1890-91
Illustratoin of the poem
The Demon by Mikhail Lermontov Watercolor and pressed charcoal on paper
23x35.6cm
Tretyakov Gallery,Moscow
Painting ID:: 31188
Head of the Demon
Russian Symbolist Painter, 1856-1910
Russian painter and draughtsman. He was a pioneer of modernism, and his highly innovative technique broke with the traditions of the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, where he had been a brilliant student; at the same time he felt dissociated from the social consciousness of The Wanderers. mk1890-91
Illustration for the poem The Deomn by MNikhail Lermontov Black watercolor and white on paper
23x36cm
Museum of Russian,Art,Kiev
Painting ID:: 31195
Mikhail Vrubel Russian Symbolist Painter, 1856-1910
Russian painter and draughtsman. He was a pioneer of modernism, and his highly innovative technique broke with the traditions of the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, where he had been a brilliant student; at the same time he felt dissociated from the social consciousness of The Wanderers. Head of the Demon mk1890-91
Illustration for the poem The Deomn by MNikhail Lermontov Black watercolor and white on paper
23x36cm
Museum of Russian,Art,Kiev
