Vasily Surikov

Vasily Surikov
Portrait of Vasily Surikov by Ilya Repin (1877)
Born	(1848-01-24)24 January 1848 Krasnoyarsk, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	19 March 1916(1916-03-19) (aged 68) Moscow, Russian Empire
Resting place	Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
Nationality	Russian
Education	Member Academy of Arts (1895) Full Member Academy of Arts (1893)
Alma mater	Imperial Academy of Arts (1875)
Known for	Painting
Notable work	The Morning of the Streltsy Execution (1881) Boyarynya Morozova (1887)
Movement	Realism, History painting Peredvizhniki
Awards	Four Silver Medals
Patron(s)	Pavel Tretyakov

Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (Russian: Василий Иванович Суриков; 24 January 1848 – 19 March 1916) was a Russian Realist history painter. Many of his works have become familiar to the general public through their use as illustrations.