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Ivan Bilibin
1876–1942 · Russian · 31 artworks
Art NouveauStylized lineworkFlat perspectiveIntricate patternsUse of temperaTheatrical composition
artist bio
Ivan Bilibin was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who played a key role in the Art Nouveau movement, particularly within the Russian context. He is celebrated for his stylized illustrations of Russian fairy tales and folklore, which helped to revive interest in traditional Russian art and culture.
what you'll learn
Studying Bilibin's work allows students to explore the fusion of traditional folk art with modern design principles, focusing on the use of line, color, and decorative elements to create visually rich and culturally significant illustrations.
related: Gustav Klimt, Aubrey Beardsley, Viktor Vasnetsov
31 artworks
Illustration for "The tale of three royal divah and the Ivashko priest's son"
1911
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Courtyard of Al-Azhar mosque and university complex in Cairo
1900
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Illustration for the tale "Wooden Prince" by Alexander Roslavlev
1909
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Vologda girl in holiday dress
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Fragment of cover
1900
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A street in Cairo
1921
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Crimea. Batiliman
1940
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Great Ustyug
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Crimea. Koktebel
1939
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Illustration for the poem 'The Tale of the Golden Cockerel' by Alexander Pushkin
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Prince Andrew Bogolyubskii
1926
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Stepan Razin
1935
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Administering Justice in Kievan Rus
1907
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Underwater. Illustration for the epic "Volga"
1928
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Boris and Gleb
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Illustration for the fairytale "Go there do not know where, bring it I do not know what"
1935
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Princess in the prison tower. Illustration of the Russian fairy tale "The White duck"
1902
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Father Frost and the step-daughter
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St. Prince Vladimir
1926
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Monastery of St. George Hosevita. Palestine
1924
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Crimea. Baidar Valley
1918
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Merchants. Illustration for Alexander Pushkin's 'Fairytale of the Tsar Saltan'
1905
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Olive Trees
1929
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Illustration for the Russian Fairy Story "White duck"
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Saints Boris and Gleb on the ship
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Donkey, Illustration for the magazine Bogey
1906
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Illustration for the epic "Volga"
1904
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Pogozero Olonets province Pudozh County
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The Streltsy Uprising
1936
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Stepan Razin
1935
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Andrew-shooter and Strelchiha
1900
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