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Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

Russian, 1881-1954
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Boris Vasilievich Smirnov was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia. Along the way he created a series of drawings and watercolors of the people and places he encountered. Best known as a portraitist, Smirnov focused on the faces of the men and women he met, who included exiles, prisoners, settlers from Ukraine and western Russia, local military and civilian officials, peasants and merchants. His works from this period also include a handful of drawings of houses and landscapes. The sketches were made in the Ural Mountains, Irkutsk, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, and in villages along the route. The details of Smirnov's journey are sketchy. Some accounts say that he traveled along the Great Siberian Road as a volunteer on the way to the front in the Russo-Japanese War. Other accounts say that he was an exile, possibly sent to Siberia for refusing to be conscripted into the army. The Great Siberian Road, depicted in several of Smirnov's drawings, was the route from Moscow to China via Siberia.

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Reading the Magazine ‘Niva’ in the Evening.

Reading the Magazine ‘Niva’ in the Evening. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Figurative
Sunday Morning before Mass.

Sunday Morning before Mass. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Figurative
Theater of Wandering Artists near the Moscow Gates.

Theater of Wandering Artists near the Moscow Gates. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Figurative
A Bridge over the Irkut River.

A Bridge over the Irkut River. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Locomotive in the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust.

Locomotive in the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Ice Holes on the Irkut River.

Ice Holes on the Irkut River. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Hut in the Krasnoyarsk Taiga during a Stay by the Artist.

Hut in the Krasnoyarsk Taiga during a Stay by the Artist. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Great Siberian Road in the Krugobaikal Mountains.

Great Siberian Road in the Krugobaikal Mountains. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Fire on the Taiga near Krasnoyarsk.

Fire on the Taiga near Krasnoyarsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Copses of Trees on the Baraba Steppe.

Copses of Trees on the Baraba Steppe. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Travelers Walking to a New Settlement in Siberia.

Travelers Walking to a New Settlement in Siberia. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Figurative
A Lodge in the Taiga near the Village of Baranchiki by the Baikal Station. Workers Building the Krugobaikal Railway Lived Here.

A Lodge in the Taiga near the Village of Baranchiki by the Baikal Station. Workers Building the Krugobaikal Railway Lived Here. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Deep in the Woods of the Krasnoyarsk Taiga.

Deep in the Woods of the Krasnoyarsk Taiga. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
Church in the Taiga. Ancient Belfry.

Church in the Taiga. Ancient Belfry. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Landscape
On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk.

On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Irkutsk Prison. Criminal.

Irkutsk Prison. Criminal. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Krasnoyarsk Cossack.

Krasnoyarsk Cossack. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Krasnoyarsk Merchant.

Krasnoyarsk Merchant. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Merchant’s Wife of the First Guild. Irkutsk.

Merchant’s Wife of the First Guild. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Merchant’s Wife. Old Believer.

Merchant’s Wife. Old Believer. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Migrant Orphan Selling Blue Snowdrop Flowers in Irkutsk.

Migrant Orphan Selling Blue Snowdrop Flowers in Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Military Official.

Military Official. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Nobleman by Birth, Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus. Irkutsk.

Nobleman by Birth, Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Official from the Irkutsk Provincial Court.

Official from the Irkutsk Provincial Court. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Old Believer Priest from Krasnoyarsk.

Old Believer Priest from Krasnoyarsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Old Migrant from Ukraine. Irkutsk.

Old Migrant from Ukraine. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Wife of a Court Official. Irkutsk.

Wife of a Court Official. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Prisoner in Prison for Exiles. Adherent of the Dukhobor Religious Sect. Irkutsk.

Prisoner in Prison for Exiles. Adherent of the Dukhobor Religious Sect. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Returning from an Unsuccessful Picnic in the Taiga. Irkutsk.

Returning from an Unsuccessful Picnic in the Taiga. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
Settler Woman from Ukraine who Migrated to Siberia.

Settler Woman from Ukraine who Migrated to Siberia. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
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