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Vasily Grigor'evich Perov () ( December 21 1833 - May 29 1882 ) was a Russia n painter and one of the founding members of Peredvizhniki .

Vasily Perov was born December 21 , 1833 in Tobolsk . Completing a course at Arzamas Uezd school, he was transferred to ''Alexander Stupin art school'' also located in Arzamas. In 1853 was admitted in Moscow School Of Painting, Sculpturing And Architecture , where he learned from several renowned artists.


In a major silver medal for ''Commissary of Rural Police Investigating'', a minor golden medal for the ''Scene on a Grave'' and the ''Son of a Dyak promoted to first rank'', in 1861 a major golden medal for ''Sermon in a Village''.


After receiving the right to a state-paid trip abroad together with a golden medal, in 1862 Perov went to Europe , visiting several German cities, and then Paris . During this time he created paintings depicting scenes from European street life such as the ''Vendor of statuettes'', the ''Savoyard'', the ''Organ-Grinder in Paris'', the ''Musicians and the Bystanders'', the ''Paris Ragpickers''.


Returning to Moscow early, from 1865 to 1871 Perov created his masterpieces ''The Queue at The Fountain'', ''A Meal in the Monastery'', ''Last Journey'', ''Troika'', the ''Lent Monday'', ''Arrival of a New Governess in a Merchant House'', the ''Drawing Teacher'', ''A Scene at the Railroad'', the ''Last Tavern at Town Gate'', the ''Birdcatcher'', the ''Fisherman'', the ''Hunters at Rest''.


In 1866 he received the title of an Academician , and in 1871 the position of a Professor at Moscow School of Arts, Sculpture and Architecture and around this time he joined the Peredvizhniki .

Perow died on May 29 , 1882 in the village Kuzminki (now part of Moscow ) from Tuberculosis and was interred at the Donskoe Cemetery .





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