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Valentin Serov (1865–1911), was a student of Ilya Repin, and heir to the best traditions of the Russian realistic school. From the very beginning of his creative activity he acts as a principled innovator and remains so until the end of his life.Serov is known for his exquisite portraits of personalities from the Belle Epoche.

Revolutionary Artist

Valentin Serov was a laconic, serious, reserved, and very principled person.

The revolutionary events of 1905 shocked him very deeply. As a result, he resigned from his title of academician because the head of the Academy of Arts was the Grand Duke Vladimir, who gave the order to shoot the unarmed demonstrators.

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He also donated money and drawings to a fund aiding revolutionaries.

Above all, Serov was a very demanding person. Despite being very famous and praised, he was always haunted by dissatisfaction with his own work. If it seemed to him that the portrait was falling into banality,