Danila Vassilieff b. 1897

  • Artist (Painter) , (Sculptor)
Russian born painter and sculptor who arrived in Australia in 1923 and travelled widely during his life time. His most well known works depict 1930s life in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.
Name
Danila Vassilieff
Birth date
1897
Death date
1958
Death place
None
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Residence
  • - India
  • - Burma
  • - Shanghai, China
  • - Russia
  • - Melbourne, Australia
Other Occupation
  • Soldier - Russia
Arrival
  • 1923
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Eva Breuer Art Dealer
Writers:
Date written:
Last updated:
friend of
Albert Tucker
1914
Artist (Painter), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Ceramist)
None
Contemporary Art Society (VIC)
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Fitzroy Life
Date
1938
Medium
Oil on canvas
47.5 x 52.5cm

See also:
  • St John Moore, Felicity, Vassilieff and his Art, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Type: book