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Boris Vassiloff

Boris Vassiloff (1901 - 2000) was active/lived in New York / Russian Federation.  Boris Vassiloff is known for Architecture, still life, mural.

At the suggestion of Carol Ell of the Seacliff, New York Museum, the following is from the "Record-Pilot" newspaper, December 15, 2000.

Artist Boris Vassiloff was born on March 24, 1906 to Julia Nikolaevna and Boris Ivanovich Vassiloff in Russia. He died peacefully on Dec. 4, 2000 in Sea Cliff.

Boris' first teacher was his father, followed by a Russian government school and three years in the best art academy in Leningrad. Being unable to continue his studies and having no possibilities of going to Western Europe, the artist went to Mongolia to his uncle, Simion Vassiloff. From that moment begins the travels of the young painter, never separated from his sketch book and paint box.

After Mongolia, Vassiloff traveled to Manchuria, China, Indo-China, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Djibouti, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and finally Canada and America. His studio is filled with sketches and studies from more than 40 countries. Vassiloff also executed a plethora of commissioned   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2344 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Boris Vassiloff


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art MediaArt SubjectGeography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Asia, Orient
  • China
  • Grand Canyon, Arizona
  • Russia
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Mural Specialty

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