The painting “Silence” was written by Isaac Levitan in 1898. It is not widely known, however, it is an acknowledged masterpiece of the late period of the artist’s life. In these years for Levitan was typical appeal to the “twilight” theme, and the picture “Silence” is also devoted to an amazing time when the day … Read more
In his vivid painting “In the Artist’s Workshop” Konstantin Makovsky portrayed his son, who stood with his feet on the armchair, going to take an apple from a tray standing on the table. The very action of the painting takes place directly in the artist’s studio. The author himself called his work “The Little Thief”. … Read more
The artist Yuon depicted in his canvas “Domes and Swallows” some provincial town. It does not differ in anything from other similar cities. It has a church, the domes of which are depicted in the picture. They are lit by sunlight, and gold crosses stand out against the blue sky. Swallows swirl in the high … Read more
Ilya Ostroukhov (1858-1929) was born and grew up in Moscow and devoted all his work to the landscapes of the central strip of Russia. One of the most famous of his paintings, located in the State Tretyakov Gallery is the painting “First Green”, written in 1887-1888 g. For those who know and love the suburbs, … Read more
Julien-Francois Tanguy played an important role in the life of the Parisian Impressionist artists. He sold them paints in his small shop, but sometimes, realizing that due to total lack of money they could not pay for the goods, offered the necessary in exchange for the paintings. For good nature and sympathy, the artists affectionately … Read more
Among the most famous Russian artists is a talented man Serov Valentin Alexandrovich. He belonged to the artists of the Wanderers, who drew their inspiration in folk life and traditions. But many art connoisseurs know this artist precisely from his portraits. There is in his arsenal of the work “Portrait of A. V. Kasyanov.” In … Read more
Mikhail Nikolayevich Romadin is not for nothing a People’s Artist of Russia. After all, all his paintings are imbued with love for the Russian people, for his way of life, for the nature of his vast Motherland. His painting “Khmelevka Village”, which simply sunk into my soul with its calm, not bright beauty, was no … Read more
The picture of Nina Nikolaevna Vatolina “News from the front”, written in 1943, reminds us more of a household photo, although if the picture is made from the point of view of the artistry of the composition, geometric and light-spectral projections, and also the semantic plot component, then a full work of art is obtained. … Read more
In 1849, Savrasov, on the advice of the teacher of the Moscow School of Painting and Sculpture (MUZHV), Karl Rabus, and with the means of patron IV Likhachev, made a trip to Ukraine, which resulted in a number of works that led critics to talk about the young painter as the hope of Russian art. … Read more
An ordinary village on the banks of a mighty river. A grove of birch trees, a sideways fence. And in the distance the monastery is white. It would seem that the everyday picture, what she so attracted the artist, that he decided to transfer it to the canvas? What did I like about the work … Read more