Mikhail Vrubel

1856–1910 · Russian Empire · Symbolism

What to look for

Crystalline, faceted brushwork like mosaic or stained glass, deep blues and purples, demons and fairy-tale figures.

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Works

“The Demon Seated”, 1890 — Tretyakov Gallery
“The Swan Princess”, 1900 — Tretyakov Gallery
“Pan”, 1899 — Tretyakov Gallery
“The Demon Downcast”, 1902 — Tretyakov Gallery
“The Princess of the Dream”, 1896 — Tretyakov Gallery
“The Flying Demon”, 1899 — Russian Museum
“Tamara and Demon”, 1891 — Tretyakov Gallery
“The Mother of God with the child (Vrubel)”, 1885 — St. Cyril's Church
“The Girl Against the Background of Persian Carpet”, 1886 — Kiev National Picture Gallery
“Tamara and the Demon”, 1890–1891 — Tretyakov Gallery
“Portrait of a Businessman K. Artsybushev”, 1897 — Tretyakov Gallery
“Portrait of Savva Mamontov”, 1897 — Tretyakov Gallery
“Neapolitan night”, 1891 — Tretyakov Gallery
“Bogatyr”, 1898 — Russian Museum
“Vrubel's Bench, Abramtsevo”
“Valery Bryusov”, 1906 — Tretyakov Gallery
“Angel with Censer and Candle”, 1887 — Kiev National Picture Gallery
“Flowers in Blue Vase”, 1887 — Kiev National Picture Gallery
“The vision of Ezekiel”, 1906
“Goals of the demon” — Tretyakov Gallery
“Virgin and Child”, 1884
“The Six Winged Seraph”, 1904
“Morning”, 1897
“Hamlet and Ophelia”, 1884
“Mikula Selianinovich”, 1910
“Anna Karenina meets with her son”, 1878 — Tretyakov Gallery
“The Lilacs”, 1901 — Tretyakov Gallery
“Thirty-Three Bogatyrs”, 1901 — Russian Museum
“Pyotr Bromirsky”, 1904 — Russian Museum
“Night”, 1900
“The Demon's Head”, 1894
“The Flight of Faust and Mephistopheles”, 1896 — Tatarstan State Museum of Fine Arts
“Fallen Demon”, 1901
“Madonna”, 1885
“Hamlet and Ophelia”, 1883
“Venice”, 1893
“Portrait of Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel”, 1903
“A Lady in Lilac (Portrait of Nadezhda Zabela)”, 1901
“The Six Winged Seraph”, 1905
“The Fortune Teller”, 1895

Mikhail Vrubel

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