Sergey Malyutin

Sergey Malyutin
Сергей Малютин
Self-portrait (1918)
Born
Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin

(1859-10-04)October 4, 1859
DiedDecember 6, 1937(1937-12-06) (aged 78)
Known forPainting, architecture
Notable workMatryoshka doll
MovementArts and Crafts

Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Малютин; 4 October 1859 – 6 December 1937) was a Russian painter of fine crafts, (scenic) designer, illustrator and architect; initially associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement. Most of his oil paintings are portraits. Outside of Russia, he is perhaps best known for designing the first set of Matryoshka dolls, created by Vasily Zvyozdochkin in 1890.