{"title":"Zamirailo, Viktor Dmitrievich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViktor Dmitrievich Zamirailo (1868–1939)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Ukrainian-born graphic artist, painter and theatrical designer whose imaginative pictures drew on fantasy, folklore and literature. He was born in Cherkasy, then part of the Russian Empire, and studied at the Kyiv Drawing School during the 1880s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Kyiv he came into contact with Mikhail Vrubel, whose expressive, decorative approach made an important impression on him. Zamirailo also participated in work on the murals of Saint Volodymyr's Cathedral, gaining experience in large-scale religious art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the late nineteenth century he established himself as an illustrator and designer. His work included posters, book covers and illustrations for Russian editions of literary classics. Among the writers whose work he illustrated were Nikolai Gogol, Jonathan Swift and Aleksandr Blok. He developed a style that favoured striking silhouettes, unusual viewpoints and dramatic contrasts, making his drawings particularly well suited to supernatural and fantastic subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"\/products\/zamirailo-viktor-dmitrievich-1868-1939-witch-1910\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitch\u003c\/em\u003e (1910)\u003c\/a\u003e, executed in watercolour and pencil and held by the State Russian Museum, reflects this interest in imaginative imagery. The picture belongs to the wider fascination with legend and fantasy in early twentieth-century art and illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also designed theatrical scenery and later taught at the Higher State Artistic and Technical Institute in Leningrad between 1925 and 1929. His career extended from the decorative arts of the late Russian Empire into the early Soviet period, although illustration and imaginative drawing remained central to his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZamirailo died in Peterhof, near Leningrad, in 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"zamirailo-viktor-dmitrievich-1868-1939-witch-1910","title":"Zamirailo, Viktor Dmitrievich (1868-1939) - Witch 1910","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitch\u003c\/em\u003e (1910) is a work in watercolour and pencil by the Ukrainian-born artist Viktor Dmitrievich Zamirailo (1868–1939). Its supernatural subject reflects the artist's interest in imaginative illustration and fantasy. The original is held by the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 JPEG image, which is 600 dpi, measuring 4744 pixels wide by 4616 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zamirailo-viktor-dmitrievich\"\u003eViktor Dmitrievich Zamirailo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64394748494154,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Zamirailo_ViktorDmitrievich_1868-1939_-Witch1910_main.jpg?v=1794585688"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Zamirailo_Viktor_Dmitrievich_1868-1939.jpg?v=1794585828","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/zamirailo-viktor-dmitrievich.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}