Who painted “Death of Commissar”?

“Death of Commissar” was painted by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin in 1928. Where to see it: Russian Museum.

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Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin: spherical perspective, tilted horizons and pure reds, blues and greens; figures like icons, the red horse.

Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov-Vodkin (November 5, 1878 – February 15, 1939) was a Russian and Soviet painter. His early iconographic work used special creative effects based on the curve of the globe, but its images were considered blasphemous by the Russian Orthodox Church. Wikipedia

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More by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

“Bathing the Red Horse”, 1912
“Moving party”, 1937
“In the Line of Fire”, 1916
“A girl with a doll”, 1937
“After battle”, 1923
“Cherry Branch in a Glass”, 1932
“The Mother of God of Tenderness Towards Evil Hearts”, 1914
“Self-portrait”, 1918