Ostroukhov.I.S.

Ostroukhov I.S.


Ostroukhov I.S.


Polenov V.D.


Shishkin I.I.


Shishkin I.I.


Shishkin I.I.


Kuindzhi A.I.


Kuindzhi A.I.

Zhukovsky S.Yu.


Levitan I.I.


Levitan I.I.


Levitan I.I.


Levitan I.I.

Petrovichev P.I.

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The page presents the most famous paintings by Russian artists of the 19th century with names and descriptions

The diverse painting of Russian artists since the beginning of the 19th century has attracted attention with its originality and versatility in Russian fine art. The masters of painting of that time never ceased to amaze with their unique approach to the subject and their reverent attitude towards the feelings of people and their native nature. In the 19th century, portrait compositions with an amazing combination of an emotional image and an epically calm motif were often painted.

Canvases by Russian painters who are the most popular: Alexander Ivanov is a prominent representative of the biblical pictorial movement, telling us in colors about the episodes of the life of Jesus Christ. Karl Bryullov was a popular painter in his time; his direction was historical painting, portraiture, and romantic works.

Marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky, his paintings perfectly and one might say simply unsurpassedly reflect the beauty of the sea with transparent rolling waves, sea sunsets and sailboats.

The works of the famous Ilya Repin, who created genre and monumental works reflecting the life of the people, stand out for their distinctive versatility. The artist Vasily Surikov’s paintings are very picturesque and large-scale, the description of Russian history is his direction, in which the artist emphasized in paint the episodes of the life path of the Russian people.

Each artist is unique, for example, the painterly master of fairy tales and epics, Viktor Vasnetsov, unique in his style - these are always rich and bright, romantic canvases, the heroes of which are the heroes of folk tales known to us all. The artist Vasily Surikov’s paintings are very picturesque and large-scale, the description of Russian history is his direction, in which the artist emphasized in paint the episodes of the life path of the Russian people.

In Russian painting of the 19th century, such a movement as critical realism appeared, emphasizing ridicule, satire and humor in the plots. Of course, this was a new trend, not every artist could afford it. Such artists as Pavel Fedotov and Vasily Perov decided in this direction

Landscape artists of that time also occupied their niche, among them Isaac Levitan, Alexey Savrasov, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Vasily Polenov, the young artist Fyodor Vasiliev, a picturesque master of the forest, forest glades with pine trees and birch trees with mushrooms, Ivan Shishkin. All of them colorfully and romantically reflected the beauty of Russian nature, the diversity of forms and images of which is associated with the colossal potential of the surrounding world.

According to Levitan, in every note of Russian nature there is a unique colorful palette, hence the enormous freedom for creativity. Perhaps this is the mystery that the canvases created in the vast expanses of Russia stand out with a certain refined severity, but, at the same time, they attract with their discreet beauty, from which it is difficult to look away. Or Levitan’s painting Dandelions, which is not at all intricate and rather not flashy, seems to encourage the viewer to think and see the beauty in the simple.

The paintings of Russian artists are magnificent in craftsmanship and truly beautiful in perception, amazingly accurately reflecting the breath of their time, the unique character of the people and their desire for beauty. They cannot be forgotten by anyone who happened to see them in museums. The artists created in various genres, but all their works are imbued with a sense of the beautiful and eternal. Therefore, in our busy, high-speed age, when there is so little time, it is worth looking closely at one of these paintings, and you will find yourself in a cool oasis of calm, hope, joy and inspiration. Having rested your soul, you will be ready to continue your journey, washing away the layer of daily worries and unnecessary fuss. Each person can find in these works not only amazing color and elegance of lines, but also the answer to the question about the very meaning of life.

Landscape is one of the genres of painting. Russian landscape is a very important genre both for Russian art and for Russian culture in general. The landscape depicts nature. Natural landscapes, natural spaces. The landscape reflects human perception of nature.

Russian landscape in the 17th century

Saint John the Baptist in the desert

The first bricks for the development of landscape painting were laid by icons, the background of which was, in fact, landscapes. In the 17th century, masters began to move away from icon painting canons and try something new. It was from this time that painting ceased to “stand still” and began to develop.

Russian landscape in the 18th century

M.I. Makheev

In the 18th century, when Russian art joined the European art system, landscape in Russian art became an independent genre. But at this time it is aimed at recording the reality that surrounded the person. There were no cameras yet, but the desire to capture significant events or works of architecture was already strong. The first landscapes, as an independent genre in art, were topographical views of St. Petersburg, Moscow, palaces and parks.

F.Ya. Alekseev. View of the Resurrection and Nikolsky Gates and Neglinny Bridge from Tverskaya Street in Moscow

F.Ya. Alekseev

S.F. Shchedrin

Russian landscape at the beginning of the 19th century

F.M. Matveev. Italian landscape

At the beginning of the 19th century, Russian artists painted mainly Italy. Italy was considered the birthplace of art and creativity. Artists study abroad and imitate the style of foreign masters. Russian nature is considered inexpressive and boring, so even native Russian artists paint foreign nature, giving preference to it as more interesting and artistic. Foreigners are warmly welcomed in Russia: painters, dance and fencing teachers. Russian high society speaks French. Russian young ladies are taught by French governesses. Everything foreign is considered a sign of high society, a sign of education and good manners, and manifestations of Russian national culture are a sign of bad taste and rudeness. In the famous opera P.I. Tchaikovsky, written based on the immortal story by A.S. In Pushkin’s “The Queen of Spades,” the French governess scolds Princess Lisa for dancing “in Russian,” which was shameful for a lady from high society.

S.F. Shchedrin. Small harbor in Sorrento overlooking the islands of Ischia and Procido

I.G. Davydov. Suburbs of Rome

S.F. Shchedrin. Grotto Matromanio on the island of Capri

Russian landscape in the mid-19th century

In the mid-19th century, the Russian intelligentsia and artists in particular began to think about the undervaluation of Russian culture. Two opposing trends appear in Russian society: Westerners and Slavophiles. Westerners believed that Russia was part of global history and excluded its national identity, while Slavophiles believed that Russia was a special country, with a rich culture and history. Slavophiles believed that the path of development of Russia should be radically different from the European one, that Russian culture and Russian nature are worthy of being described in literature, depicted on canvas, and captured in musical works.

Below will be presented paintings that depict landscapes of the Russian land. For ease of perception, the paintings will be listed not in chronological order and not by author, but by the seasons to which the paintings can be attributed.

Spring in the Russian landscape

Savrasov. The Rooks Have Arrived

Russian landscape. Savrasov “The rooks have arrived”

Spring is usually associated with elation, anticipation of joy, sun and warmth. But in Savrasov’s painting “The Rooks Have Arrived” we see neither the sun nor the warmth, and even the temple domes are painted with gray colors, as if they had not yet awakened.

Spring in Russia often begins with timid steps. The snow is melting, and the sky and trees are reflected in the puddles. Rooks are busy with their rook business - building nests. The gnarled and bare trunks of birch trees become thinner, rising towards the sky, as if they are reaching out to it, gradually coming to life. The sky, which at first glance is gray, is filled with shades of blue, and the edges of the clouds are slightly lighter, as if the rays of the sun are peeking through.

At first glance, a painting can make a gloomy impression, and not everyone can feel the joy and triumph that the artist put into it. This painting was first presented at the first exhibition of the Wanderers Association in 1871. And in the catalog of this exhibition it was called “The Rooks have Arrived!” there was an exclamation point at the end of the title. And this joy, which is only expected, which is not yet in the picture, was expressed precisely by this exclamation mark. Savrasov, even in the title itself, tried to convey the elusive joy of waiting for spring. Over time, the exclamation mark was lost and the picture began to be called simply “The Rooks Have Arrived.”

It is this picture that begins the establishment of landscape painting as an equal, and in some periods, the leading genre of Russian painting.

I. Levitan. March

Russian landscape. I. Levitan. March

March is a very dangerous month - on the one hand the sun seems to be shining, but on the other it can be very cold and dank.

This spring is an air filled with light. Here the joy of the arrival of spring is already more clearly felt. It doesn’t seem to be visible yet, it’s only in the title of the picture. But, if you look more closely, you can feel the warmth of the wall, warmed by the sun.

Blue, rich, ringing shadows not only from trees and their trunks, but also shadows in snow potholes along which a person has walked

M. Claude. On the arable land

Russian landscape. M. Claude. On the arable land

In the painting by Michael Claude, a person (unlike a modern city dweller) lives in the same rhythm with nature. Nature sets the rhythm of life for a person who lives on earth. In the spring a person plows this land, in the fall he harvests the crop. The foal in the picture is like a continuation of life.

Russian nature is characterized by flatness - you rarely see mountains or hills here. And Gogol surprisingly accurately characterized this lack of tension and pathos as “the continuity of Russian nature.” It was this “continuity” that Russian landscape painters of the 19th century sought to convey in their paintings.

Summer in the Russian landscape

Palenov. Moscow courtyard

Russian landscape. Palenov “Moscow courtyard”

One of the most charming paintings in Russian painting. Polenov's business card. This is an urban landscape in which we see the ordinary life of Moscow boys and girls. Even the artist himself does not always understand the significance of his work. Here we see a city estate and a barn already collapsing, children, a horse, and above all this we see a church. Here are the peasantry and the nobility and children and work and the Temple - all the signs of Russian life. The whole picture is permeated with air, sun and light - that’s why it’s so attractive and so nice to look at. The painting “Moscow Courtyard” warms the soul with its warmth and simplicity.

Residence of the American Ambassador Spas House

Today, on Spaso-Peskovsky Lane, on the site of the courtyard depicted by Palenov, there is the residence of the American ambassador, Spas House.

I. Shishkin. Rye

Russian landscape. I. Shishkin. Rye

The life of Russian people in the 19th century was closely connected with the rhythms of natural life: sowing grain, cultivating, harvesting. Russian nature has breadth and space. Artists try to convey this in their paintings.

Shishkin is called the “king of the forest” because he has the most forest landscapes. And here we see a flat landscape with a sown rye field. At the very edge of the picture, a road begins and winds through the fields. In the depths of the road, among the tall rye, we see peasant heads in red scarves. In the background are depicted mighty pines that stride like giants across this field; on some we see signs of withering. This is the life of nature - old trees fade, new ones appear. The sky above is very clear, and clouds begin to gather closer to the horizon. A few minutes will pass and the clouds will move closer to the leading edge and rain will begin to fall. Birds that fly low above the ground remind us of this - the air and atmosphere bring them there.

Initially, Shishkin wanted to call this painting “Motherland”. While painting this picture, Shishkin thought about the image of the Russian land. But then he moved away from this name so as not to create unnecessary pathos. Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin loved simplicity and naturalness, believing that simplicity is the truth of life.

Autumn in the Russian landscape

Efimov-Volkov. October

Russian landscape. Efimov-Volkov. "October"

“There is in the primordial autumn...”

Fedor Tyutchev

There is in the initial autumn
A short but wonderful time -
The whole day is like crystal,
And the evenings are radiant...

Where the cheerful sickle walked and the ear fell,
Now everything is empty - space is everywhere, -
Only a web of thin hair
Glistens on the idle furrow.

The air is empty, the birds are no longer heard,
But the first winter storms are still far away -
And pure and warm azure flows
To the resting field...

Efimov-Volkov’s painting “October” conveys the lyrics of autumn. In the foreground of the picture is a young birch grove painted with great love. Fragile trunks of birch trees and brown earth, covered with autumn leaves.

L. Kamenev. Winter road

Russian landscape. L. Kamenev . "Winter road"

In the painting, the artist depicted an endless expanse of snow, a winter road along which a horse is dragging wood with difficulty. A village and a forest can be seen in the distance. No sun, no moon, just dull twilight. In the image of L. Kamenev, the road is covered with snow, few people drive along it, it leads to a village covered with snow, where there is no light in any window. The picture creates a melancholy and sad mood.

I. Shishkin. In the wild north

M.Yu.Lermontov
"In the Wild North"
It's lonely in the wild north
There's a pine tree on the bare top,
And dozes, swaying, and snow falls
She is dressed like a robe.

And she dreams of everything in the distant desert,
In the region where the sun rises,
Alone and sad on a flammable cliff
A beautiful palm tree is growing.

I. Shishkin. "In the Wild North"

Shishkin’s painting is an artistic embodiment of the motif of loneliness, sung by Lermontov in the poetic work “Pine”.

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© Bykov Victor

© Bykov Victor

Viktor Aleksandrovich Bykov is a famous Russian landscape painter who glorifies the beauty and lyricism of Russian nature. His paintings are realistic and at the same time fabulously airy. Pure colors, clear air, lightness and freshness - Viktor Bykov’s paintings are very popular among private collectors from Russia and abroad.

© Malgorzata Szczecinska

© Malgorzata Szczecinska

© Peder Mork Monsted

© Peder Mork Monsted

Peter Mørk Mønsted is a Danish realist artist and a recognized master of landscape. Despite numerous trips around the world, P. Mønsted's paintings were mainly written in Denmark and depict northern untouched landscapes. The artist’s works adorn the collections of the Aalborg, Bautzen, Randers museums and numerous private collections.

© Michael-OToole

© Michael-OToole

Michael O'Toole is from Vancouver, Canada's west coast. He grew up in an atmosphere of creativity, because his mother Nancy O'Toole was a fairly famous artist. The bright colors, contrast and pure tones in Michael O’Toole’s landscapes leave few people indifferent. Michael works mainly in acrylic; he uses color powerfully, confidently and richly, and plays with contrasts.

© Palmaerts Roland

© Palmaerts Roland

Roland Pelmaerts was born in Belgium, Brussels. He worked as a designer and illustrator and at the same time participated in exhibitions. The exhibitions were so successful that Pelmaerts devoted himself entirely to painting and teaching. He is the author of several textbooks on painting. He is a member of the Canadian Society of Watercolor Painters, the European Watercolor Institute and was president of the Institute of Figurative Art for five years.

© Ilya Ibryaev

© Ilya Ibryaev

Ilya was born in Moscow. He is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. Known as a ceramic artist, he is also excellent at watercolors. His airy creations are delicate and subtle. A warm fog hangs in its forests, soaked in the soft sun. Many of his works are in Russian museums.

© Petras Lukosius

© Petras Lukosius

Petras Lukosius is a Lithuanian artist. His multi-layered painting is permeated with light, streams of the sun pour abundantly onto his mystical forests, the light gently envelops every branch. Petras's paintings can be found all over the world, including Germany, England, Spain and Sweden.

© Lin Ching-Che

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