VASSILY POLENOV ASSOCIATION

Vassily Polenov Association was founded in Paris in 2007. There are several goals: promotion of the art of Vassily Polenov and other Russian artists abroad, developement of scientific and cultural exchanges between France and Russia... Vassily Dmitrievitch Polenov was born on May 20,1844 in Saint-Petersburg. His family placed great emphasis on the importance of art and culture. Indeed his father, Dmitri Vassilievitch Polenov (1806-1872) was a connoisseur of the artistic world, and his mother, Maria Alexeievna Voeïkova (1816-1895) a gifted portraitist of the Brullov school.

Also known as: Vassily Polenov

Primary location: Paris France