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Artist Andrei Vasnetsov died
In Moscow, on December 6, at the age of 85, artist Andrei Vasnetsov died.
RIA Novosti agency reports.
The artist created more than 30 mosaics, paintings and stained glass windows, including the mosaic on the facade of the Oktyabr cinema on Novy Arbat and the mosaic “Man and the Print” in the building of the Izvestia newspaper.
RIA Novosti agency reports.
The artist created more than 30 mosaics, paintings and stained glass windows, including the mosaic on the facade of the Oktyabr cinema on Novy Arbat and the mosaic “Man and the Print” in the building of the Izvestia newspaper.
Andrei Vasnetsov was born in February 1924 into a family of artists - his grandfathers were Viktor Vasnetsov and his brother Apollinaris, an artist and art critic. Vasnetsov's works are presented in many major museums in Russia and the world, including the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum.
Vasnetsov created the mosaic “Conquerors of Space” in the Museum of the History of Cosmonautics. Tsiolkovsky in Kaluga, decorative lanterns on the facade of the Moscow Art Theater named after. Gorky and a number of other objects. For the mosaic "Man and Seal" Vasnetsov was awarded the USSR State Prize. From 1988 to 1992, Vasnetsov headed the Union of Artists of the USSR.
The artist's funeral will take place on Wednesday, December 9, at the Vvedenskoye Cemetery in Moscow.