Vasily Ivanovich Sujew

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Wassili Iwanowitsch Sujew ( Russian Васи́лий Ива́нович Зу́ев ; * 1870 ; † around 1917 ) was a Russian miniature painter and chief miniaturist in the manufacture of Carl Peter Fabergé in Saint Petersburg . He was active from 1908 to 1917.

He may have succeeded Johannes Zehngraf as chief miniaturist and painted on both enamel and ivory . The egg for the 15th anniversary of Nicholas II's throne in 1911 is an important example of his work .

source

  • Christopher Forbes: Fabergé - the imperial show eggs . Prestel, Munich, Berlin, London, New York 2003.
personal data
SURNAME Sujew, Wassili Ivanovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Зуев, Василий Иванович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1870
DATE OF DEATH around 1917