The unfulfilled museum collection of works by G. S.Vereiskiy: The artist’s autobiography as a key to his creative heritage

In 2021, the 135th anniversary of George Semenovich Vereiskiy (1886–1962) was celebrated. a talented, methodical, and self-disciplined artist who focused on subject his work. He member “World Art” association, curator State Hermitage’s Department Engravings, teacher painting, laureate second degree Stalin Prize (1946), People’s Artist RSFSR (1962), honored worker arts, Academy Arts. involved in various forms art, especially drawing painting. worked many genres (portrait, landscape, interior, still life, residential industrial genres). drawings lithographs 1920–30s, he pioneer themes. The main source work love for Russian nature (his landscapes are imbued with soft lyricism). His clarity perception surrounding reality high civil position enabled him to make most important aspect art — portrait. Without exaggeration, it can be argued that more than half century created large portrait gallery contemporaries, from science artists Knights St. First World War military officials II (1941–1945). Vereiskiy’s artistic heritage is very extensive waiting its explorer. This article order establish precursor study artist’s creative heritage, fragmentarily concentrated number museum collections, which discussed below. reference point autobiography, introduces into scientific circulation first time.