Vasyl Kasiian
Vasyl Illich Kasiian (Ukrainian: Василь Ілліч Касіян; 1 January 1896 – 26 June 1976) was a Soviet and Ukrainian painter, graphic, parliamentary, People's Painter of the USSR, academician of the Academy of Arts of the Soviet Union.
Vasyl Kasiian Василь Касіян | |
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| Born | Vasyl Illich Kasiian 1 January 1896 Mykulyntsi, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 26 June 1976 (aged 80) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Artist, graphic |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
A native of Eastern Galicia, he was a World War I veteran. While studying in Academy of Fine Arts, Prague in 1920s, Kasiian was a student of Czech painter Max Švabinský.
External links
- Vasyl Kasiian in the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
- Yankovska, O.V. Kasiian Vasyl Illich (КАСІЯН ВАСИЛЬ ІЛЛІЧ). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.
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