Mikhail Vrubel
- 1856–1910
- 19th–20th century
- Russia
- Symbolism
Vrubel builds form from faceted, crystalline brushstrokes in smouldering lilacs and golds. Look for mosaic-like, jewel-toned surfaces and brooding, demonic or mythic figures — Russian Symbolism.
Mikhail Vrubel (1856–1910) was a painter from Russia, associated with Symbolism.
A late-19th-century movement of dreams, myth, and inner emotion expressed through suggestive, evocative imagery. Symbolism →
More Symbolism painters: Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Gustave Moreau, Harald Sohlberg.
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