Why it matters
Serov painted 11-year-old Vera Mamontova, daughter of the patron Savva Mamontov, at the Abramtsevo estate near Moscow. Igor Grabar called it 'the masterpiece of Russian painting'.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1887.
- Its style resembles the French Impressionists, though Serov did not yet know their work.
- Repin, Turgenev and Vrubel also stayed at Abramtsevo.
Based on the Wikipedia article Girl with Peaches (CC BY-SA 4.0).
