Alexei Savrasov

Alexei Savrasov
Portrait of Alexei Savrasov
Portrait of Savrasov by Vasily Perov, 1878
Born(1830-05-24)24 May 1830
Died8 October 1897(1897-10-08) (aged 67)
Moscow, Russian Empire
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
EducationMoscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Rooks Have Returned (1871)
MovementRealism
Peredvizhniki
Patron(s)Pavel Tretyakov
Savrasov on a 1956 postage stamp

Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov[a] (Russian: Алексе́й Кондра́тьевич Савра́сов; 24 May [O.S. 12 May] 1830 – 8 October [O.S. 26 September] 1897) was a Russian landscape painter and creator of the lyrical landscape style.[1] The most famous and a celebrated work is The Rooks Have Returned.


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  1. ^ Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) (1976). Landscape Masterpieces from Soviet Museums: 18 October - 30 November 1975 Royal Academy of Arts, London, 18 December 1975 - 28 January 1976 Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum. Royal Academy. p. 30.