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Russian artist
A.K.A.
Viktor Andreević Simov, Viktor Andrejević Simov, V. A. Simov, Viktor Andreevich Simov, Viktor Andreyevich Simov
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
14 April 1858(Moscow)
Death:
21 August 1935
The details
Biography
Viktor Andreievich Simov (1858–1935) was a Russian painter and scenographer who pioneered the use of Naturalistic settings. After having worked for Savva Mamontov's Private Opera Theatre, on 1 May 1898 Simov became the principal designer of Stanislavski and Nemirovich's newly formed Moscow Art Theatre. Simov first met Stanislavski in autumn 1896.