| Ivan Vladimirov | |
| Native Name: | Ива́н Влади́миров |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Resting Place: | Serafimovskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
| Known For: | Paintings that glorified the October Revolution |
| Alma Mater: | Imperial Academy of Arts |
| Occupation: | War artist |
| Awards: | Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
Ivan Alekseyevich Vladimirov, also John Wladimiroff (ru|Ива́н Алексе́евич Влади́миров) (– 14 December 1947) was a Russian artist: painter and graphic artist. During the wars of 1904–1916, he became known as a war artist ("batalist"). Afterwards, his reputation has become controversial. In the Soviet Union, he was known for paintings that glorified the October Revolution.[1] However, in the West and in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he has become known for harshly critical imagery of the aftermath of the Revolution.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Ivan Vladimirov was born in Vilnius to Russian intellectual Aleksei Porfirievich Vladimirov, a priest,[7] and a British mother, Catherine Waghorn, a watercolor artist. In non-Russian documents, the family spelled their name as Wladimiroff and the artist spelled his name in English as John Wladimiroff.[2]
He is interred in the Serafimovskoe Cemetery, St. Petersburg.[7]