The work of Valentin Serov (1865-1911) is inseparable from its time. The turn of the 19th and 20th centuries was characterized by the search for new forms in the visual arts, literature, music and theater. So Serov's art developed in the direction of radical discoveries. The main type of his work was a portrait. In the works of this genre, the artist found new formulas that have become classics of the Art Nouveau style. For a wide range of readers.