Mikhail
Gerasimovich Kirsanov

Peasant nugget from Agrafenina Desert, a fine landscape painter, was indeed presented by V. M. Vasnetsov Royal family until 1917 he served at the court. His duty – somewhat archaic in the heyday of photography was to capture the different events in the life of Nicholas II and his family. According to the testimony of N. About.Freiman, the Empress and her daughter are very warm attitude to the artist

(1889, Ryazan oblast – 1958, London)

At the age of 13 was adopted at the contents in the house of V. M. Vasnetsov. Studied painting and drawing. Studied in MUZHVZ (1906-1913) in A. Vasnetsov, A. M. Korin, K. A. Korovin. Visited the class portrait of V. A. Serov. Tretyakov was a scholar. He graduated from the school with the title of the artist 1st degree. In 1914 a court painter. Participant of exhibitions since 1907, exhibited with the Association independent" molh, society, Union of Russian artists. He was a member of AHRR (1922-1932). The artist's works were exhibited in Hanoi in 1974, Solo exhibition Kirsanova was held in 1971 in Moscow. Works M. G. Kirsanova are in the state Tretyakov gallery, state Russian Museum, Museum of Uzbekistan, in art museums of Perm, Nizhny Tagil, Krasnodar, Rostov, Barnaul, as well as in private collections in Russia and abroad.