Konstantin Vasilyev

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Rusalka (1968) by Vasilyev
Rusalka (1968) by Vasilyev
Valkyrie (1971) by Vasilyev
Valkyrie (1971) by Vasilyev

Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev Russian: Константи́н Алексе́евич Васи́льев; born September 3, 1942, in Maykop, died in 1976) was a Russian artist, who left more than 400 paintings and drawings. His range of works included portraits, landscapes, realistic compositions, Russian epics, mythology and battle-paintings.

[edit] Legacy

He was buried in the village of Vasilyevo, which was renamed in his honor.

A minor planet 3930 Vasilev, discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova in 1982 is named after him. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, 5th, New York: Springer Verlag, p. 335. ISBN 3540002383. 

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