Nikolay Vasilievich Baskakov was born in 1928 in Kadnikov, Vologda region. Since 1946 till 1950 he studied at the school of Arts in Moscow. Then he graduated from the Institute of Arts in Moscow. He is a member of the Association of the Vologda artists and of the Association of the Russian artists. His works are in many Russian private and museum collections. Now he lives and works in Vologda.
The pictures of N.V.Baskakov are bright, expressive and multicolor. They stir up much emotion, which is peculiar to a creative person, who loves life. The painter always tries new methods of work. Creativity is the most important thing for him.
In his early works N.V.Baskakov pays much attention to Vologda. One can see this theme in his portraits. He likes to paint scientists, writers, masters. One of the most interesting of these portraits is the “Writer Vasili Belov”(1967).
Later Nikolay Baskskov painted series of unusual Vologda landscapes where he showed dramatic and mysterious world of the stone and wooden monuments.
N.V.Baskakov continues the art traditions of the painters of the Moscow school of painting of the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century. Many young painters followed him. Twelve of his learners are professional painters. Among them there are the Honored painters of Russia. Georgy Kalinin created his own system of painting. Nataly Vyatkina makes monumental, chamber and decorative sculpture in Moscow. E.Gusev, Y.Eltsov, N.Morozov and V.Zernov are the wonderful landscape painters.
