Anatoli Vasiliev Artist

Anatoli Ilych Vasiliev (Russian: Анато́лий Ильи́ч Васи́льев; 18 March 1917, Petrograd (former Saint Petersburg), Russian Empire – June 4, 1994, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation) was a Russian and Soviet realist painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), and regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his historical paintings and etudes done from nature.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 18, 1917
Birth place	Russian Empire , Saint Petersburg
Nationality	Russians
Date of death	January 01, 1994
Place of death	Russia , Saint Petersburg