Russian artist Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin known as the author of majestic paintings that tell about Russian nature. "Forest Bogatyr" wrote more than 600 sketches, sketches, engravings, drawings and finished paintings.
The famous Wanderer sang in his landscapes the power, beauty and richness of the forests and fields of Russia.
Shishkin's paintings are a song-story about mighty ship groves, heroic oaks, gigantic mossy spruces, wild forests and thickets, streams and wide fields.
Each work of the landscape painter makes you feel the breath of the forest, the sound of the wind, the freshness of the forest stream. The viewer merges into the picture with his whole being.
He feels himself standing on the edge among tall pines, sees nearby boulders in the stream, follows the path for mushroom pickers, peeps from behind the trees at the playing bear cubs. He raises his eyes to the sky and looks at thunderclouds, on a lark hovering high above the field, on the sun's rays breaking through the clouds.
The artist did not attach much importance to writing out the figures and faces of people. They are shown almost schematically. The main emphasis in all his landscapes was placed on grass and bushes, paths and streams, branches and trunks of pines, firs and oaks.
Green, brown, blue, yellow colors with their numerous shades - these are the main colors used by the "king of the forest" when creating his works.
The artist carefully and flawlessly depicted in his works every branch, leaf, stone, water in the stream. Great importance he gave sunlight, carefully showed his game on the grass, on the branches of trees, on the stones.
Every blade of grass, a pebble on the road, a flying bird, clouds in the sky painstakingly written out - all this is lovingly combined into a single picture of the forest life of one or another area of native nature.
Its genius lies in the fact that the scrupulously written details create a unique image of the integrity of nature. The big consists of many small ones, and the small is individually. It doesn't get lost in the picture.
On closer examination, you suddenly see a duck flying away from a fox, although at first you do not pay attention to it, or swallows in a shearing flight above the ground. Artworks famous artist designed for a long, attentive peering into the details in order to fully experience the full color and beauty of the landscape.
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is a master of realism. There is no equal such artist in Russian art. His famous "Rye" (1878), "View in the vicinity of Dusseldorf" (1865), "Morning in a pine forest" (1889), "Oak Grove" (1887), "Cutting a Forest" ( 1867), " ship grove"(1898) and many others are symbols of Russia and its pride.
Paintings and sketches by I. Shishkin
Composition based on the painting by I. Shishkin "Oak Grove" 1887
One of the most famous paintings masters of realistic landscape Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is the painting "Oak Grove". A monumental work, a picture of light, a picture of delight and inspiration. An incredible feeling of joy and optimism arises at the very first glance at the canvas.
I.I. Shishkin in this picture is true to his principles: he draws every leaf, flower, blade of grass, twig and even a piece of bark in such detail that it seems that this is not a man-made picture, but a photograph. Even the sand - you can see every grain of sand. If the bushes are located here and there, then the artist brought forest flowers to the foreground in a wave line, as if emphasizing the beauty of the oak grove at the bottom of the canvas.
Description of the painting by Shishkin “Rain in the oak forest” 1891
One of the most famous paintings by the master of realistic landscape Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is the painting "Oak Grove". A monumental work, a picture-light, a picture-delight and inspiration. An incredible feeling of joy and optimism arises at the very first glance at the canvas.
We see the real Russian nature of central Russia on a clear summer day.
Mighty oaks, like huge heroes, are illuminated by the bright sun of the second half of the day. Sunlight is the main character of the picture. It completely envelops the trees, hides and plays in the foliage, jumps on the branches, burns on the coastal sand. The bright blue clear sky shines through the foliage of powerful trees. There are practically no clouds, only a few on the horizon
The viewer gets the impression that the oaks are frozen during a beautiful smooth dance. The trees in the foreground on the left are dancing in three, hugging each other with beautifully curved branches. The dance of a pair of oaks on the right resembles a tango. And, although the tree behind is already dying (it has no top, and it tends to the ground), but the leaves on it are green and the branches are powerful. The oak in the central part of the picture, as well as the rest, located further inland, dance one at a time.
One gets the feeling that all oaks are almost the same year of planting - they have the same trunk diameter and tree height. It is possible that they are at least 100 years old. In some places, the bark cracked and flew off, the branches dried up, but this does not affect general state forest heroes.
The monumentality of the picture is enhanced by a triangular huge stone lying on the shore near a small backwater.
I.I. Shishkin in this picture is true to his principles: he draws every leaf, flower, blade of grass, twig and even a piece of bark in such detail that it seems that this is not a man-made picture, but a photograph.
Even the sand - you can see every grain of sand. If the bushes are located here and there, then the artist brought forest flowers to the foreground in a wave line, as if emphasizing the beauty of the oak grove at the bottom of the canvas.
Surprisingly clean forest. There are no fallen branches anywhere, no tall grass. The feeling of complete comfort and enthusiastic tranquility does not leave the viewer. Any danger is completely absent here - most likely, there are no snakes, anthills are not visible. Come, sit or lie down under any tree, relax on the lawn. The whole family and especially children will be comfortable here: you can run, play, you won’t get lost.
Drawings, sketches, engravings, etchings.
Composition based on the painting by Shishkin "Rye" 1878
The painting "Rye" is one of the most famous works of the landscape painter Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin. It was written at a time when the artist suffered several terrible losses of his closest people. This is a picture of hope, a picture of a dream of a better future.
On the canvas we see four main elements: road, field, trees, sky. They seem to be separated, but also merged together. But there is one more - invisible - this is the viewer. The artist deliberately places it in the center of the picture in order to maximize the view of everything that can be seen.
We are on a field road. Our companions had gone far ahead and were almost out of sight. On both sides of the road there is an endless golden field with ripe rye. Heavy ears are leaning towards the ground, some have already broken. There is a slight breeze. The swaying of the ears of rye conveys the delicious aroma of ripe grains.
The road is slightly overgrown, but it can be seen that a cart has recently passed along it. The grass is juicy, green, there are many wild flowers - it looks like there was a lot of rain this year, the harvest will be rich.
Rye (detail) - swallows in the field
The country road beckons the traveler, calls him to go far, far into the bright distance. But he warns that not everything and not always will be perfect - thunderstorms are gathering on the horizon above the forest Cumulus clouds. And you can already hear the distant light rumbles of thunder. Therefore, the viewer gets a slight anxiety. But overhead is a clear summer sky on a hot day.
High, high in the sky above the field, a flock of birds winds. It is possible that they were frightened off by approaching people at the moment when they feasted on delicious grains of rye. And almost at the very ground, swifts rush right in front of us. They fly so low on the road that they are not visible at first glance. The shadow under the birds indicates that the painting depicts noon.
Pine is the main element and symbol of I.I. Shishkin. Mighty, tall trees, brightly lit by the sun, stand as watchmen both in the foreground and in the background of the picture. They seem to create a connection between heaven and earth - the tops of the pines are directed to the blue sky, and the trunks are hidden in a dense and immense rye field.
On a powerful pine tree, located on the right side of the canvas, the branches lean heavily towards the ground. Almost all of them grow on one side. Apparently, where the trunk is bare, they blow very strong winds. But the tree is straight, only the top is intricately curved, which gives the pine an additional charm. Interestingly, almost all the trees in the picture have two tops.
The feeling of anxiety from the impending thunderstorm emphasizes the withered tree. It has already died, but has not fallen. Although there is no foliage, and most of the branches have fallen, but the pine tree stands up straight without bending. And hope arises: what if a miracle happens and the tree comes to life?
The sounding panorama of the native Russian region in the painting "Rye" is a real man-made miracle of the genius of realistic landscape Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin.
Composition based on the painting by Shishkin "Morning in a pine forest" 1889
Symbolic in all respects, the picture “Morning in a Pine Forest” is familiar to everyone from the various wrappers of the sweets “Clumsy Bear”. The work is a symbol of Russian nature and its name, like the name of the artist, has long become a household name.
Early morning. Summer day. The sun was already high enough to light up the tops of most of the trees in the pristine patch of forest. You can feel the purity and freshness reigning in the pine forest. But the forest is very dry and clean, nowhere to be seen a large number moss and lichen that grow in dampness, and there is also no windbreak.
A fallen tree is in the foreground. A few strange details catch the eye. Looking closely at the picture, we see that the broken part of the tree, on which the bear cub stands, lies at an angle to the place where the trunk was broken. There is a steep slope below, the lower part of the tree is stuck between a living tree and a high stump (if you can call a tree without the upper part that way), and the top of the tree did not fall down the slope, but somehow lies on the side, in front of a growing pine (on the right on the canvas).
Rather unnatural position of the fallen trunk. Pine branches have already begun to dry, the needles have turned brown, that is, a lot of time has passed since the tragedy, and the bark is clean without necrosis and there is no lichen. The tree is strong enough, its trunk is not touched by moss, and the needles did not fly off as if the tree first hurt and then fell. They dried up after the fall. The core is yellow, not rotten; The root system of the pine is powerful. What could have happened for such a strong and healthy tree to be uprooted?
A small bear cub, dreamily looking at the sky, seems light and airy. If he starts jumping on a tree, it will not fall, as the main part is supported by a growing pine, and below the trunk rests against the ground with powerful branches.
Most likely, this is an animal path that no human foot has entered. Otherwise, the she-bear would not have brought her cubs here. The painting depicts a unique case - a she-bear with three cubs, usually there are only two. Maybe that's why the third - a dreamer - the last, he is very different from his powerful, heavy, large brothers.
Fog is still swirling in the cliff below, but here in the foreground it is not. But it feels cold. Maybe that's why the little bear cubs frolic so much in their thick fur coats? The cubs are so cute and fluffy that they evoke only a good feeling.
Mother bear strictly guards her children. It seems that she noticed some kind of predator (maybe an owl or a marten?). She quickly turned around and grinned.
Animals are inseparable from nature. They don't appear to be predators. They are part of the Russian forest.
The picture is incredibly harmonious. The landscape of real Russian nature is shown in such a way that huge trees do not fit into the canvas, the tops of the trees are cut off. But the feeling of a great forest from this only becomes stronger.
Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich (1832-1898) - the most famous Russian painter, graphic artist, who depicted nature in all its glory. The variety of works of the creator is amazing: in his paintings one can find steppe and forest-steppe, coniferous landscapes not only in Russia, but also in other countries. It is popular both in our country and all over the world.
Ivan Shishkin: biography
This outstanding person was born into a merchant's family and lived ordinary life before school years. As you know, Shishkin could not study in regular school, so he left it and went to art school. From there, he entered the university in St. Petersburg, where students were taught not only painting, but architecture and sculpture. Such a base had a very good effect on the development of the abilities of young Shishkin. However, the study tasks were not enough for the artist, and he spent his free time in the open air.
Shishkin's independent practice
Plein air is painting on outdoors. Artists created on the street to create light, atmospheric paintings, as opposed to the idealized paintings that were made in the studios (with the help of imagination). Ivan Shishkin also got out to the open air. The biography of this person consists of constant travels to different parts of the world to learn how to draw different landscapes.
Shishkin went out for walks with paints or graphic materials (pencils, charcoal) and wrote to the district of St. Petersburg. Thanks to this habit, the young man quickly improved his skills in depicting shapes and details.
Soon the merits of the young painter were noticed in educational institution, and the artist Shishkin received many medals for these works. The pictures became more realistic and he made fewer mistakes. Soon the young man became one of the most famous artists Russia.
"Afternoon near Moscow"
This picture is very light and bright. The first thing that catches your eye is the contrast of the sky and the field, blue and yellow flowers. The artist (Shishkin) allocated more space for the sky, probably because the sheaves are already very bright. Most of the picture is occupied by gray clouds. They can be found in many shades: emerald, blue and yellow. Only a thin band of bluish horizon separates the field from the sky. In this distance, you can see the hills, and a little closer are the dark blue silhouettes of shrubs and trees. Closest to the viewer is a spacious field.
The wheat is already ripe, but the wild, unsown land is visible on the left. The riot of burnt grass stands out against the background of the yellowish mass of ears and creates an unusual contrast. In the foreground we see the beginning of a wheat field: the artist arranged reddish, burgundy and dark ocher strokes so that the depth of these sheaves was felt. On the road that runs between the grass and the field, the artist Shishkin depicted two figures. By the clothes of these people, one can tell that they are peasants. One of the figures definitely belongs to a woman: we see a scarf tied around her head and a dark skirt.
"Pine trees illuminated by the sun"
Many amazing works were written by Ivan Shishkin. Pinery he loved to portray most of all. However, it is worth paying attention to other canvases: they are not without beauty and sometimes turn out to be much more interesting than more famous paintings.
Pine trees are one of the eternal themes in the work of such an artist as Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich. In this landscape, the play of light and shadow is especially remarkable. The sun shines from behind the artist's back, in time it is noon or late afternoon. In the foreground are two tall pine trees. Their trunks are so strongly drawn to the sky that they do not fit in the picture. Therefore, tree crowns begin only in the middle of the picture. Although the trunks are not very old, moss has already grown on their bark. From the sun it seems yellowish and in some places gray.
The shadows from the trees are very long and dark, the artist depicted them almost black. Three more pines can be seen in the distance: they are arranged compositionally so as not to knock the viewer off the main thing in the picture. The color scheme of this work - warm consists mainly of light green, brown, ocher and yellowish shades. This palette evokes joy and a sense of peace in the soul. All this is diluted with a few cold shades, which Shishkin skillfully distributed throughout the picture. We see emerald shades on the top of the crowns of pines and on the far left. Thanks to this combination of colors, the composition looks very harmonious and bright at the same time.
"Landscape with a lake" (1886)
This picture is one of the few by Shishkin that depicts water. The artist preferred to paint the dense forest, in contrast to the light vegetation in this work.
The first thing that attracts attention in this work is the lake. The water surface is written in great detail, so that you can see the light ripples near the shore and the exact reflections of trees and shrubs.
Thanks to the clear light blue, and in some places purple sky, the water in the lake seems very clean. However, ocher and greenish inclusions give the impression that this lake is real.
The foreground of the painting
In the foreground is the green beach. Small grass is so bright that it seems acidic. Near the very edge of the water, she is lost in the lake, in some places peeking out of its smooth surface. In the contrasting grass, small wild flowers are visible, so white that it seems as if they are glare from the sun on the plants. To the right of the lake, a large dark green bush swaying from the wind interspersed with bright light green shades.
On the other side of the lake, on the left, the viewer can make out the roofs of several houses; there is probably a village near the lake. Behind the rooftops rises an emerald, dark green pine forest.
The artist (Shishkin) chose the right combination of light blue, green (warm and cold), ocher and black.
"Dali"
Something mysterious emanates from Shishkin’s painting “Dali”, the landscape seems to be lost in the sunset. The sun has already set, and we see only a light streak of light near the horizon. Lonely trees rise to the right in the foreground. There are many plants around them. The greenery is very dense, so almost no light breaks through the bushes. Closer to the center of the canvas is a tall linden, which leaned over from the weight of its branches.
The sky, as in other paintings, occupies most of the composition. The sky is the lightest on the canvas. The gray-blue color of the sky turns into light yellow. Scattered light clouds look very light and dynamic. In this work, Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich appears before us as a romantic and a dreamer.
In the foreground we see a small lake that goes into the distance. It reflects dark stone and burnt ocher and yellow-green grass. In the distance are purple, gray hills, not very high, but noticeable.
Looking at the picture, you are filled with a feeling of sadness and comfort. This effect is created thanks to the warm shades that the artist Shishkin used in his work.
Ivan Shishkin is one of famous painters and graphs that depicted nature. This man was truly in love with the forests, groves, rivers and lakes of Russia, so he worked them out to the smallest detail in his works. According to Shishkin's paintings, one can not only describe the climate of Russia, but also study the basics of plein air painting. The artist mastered both oil paints and graphic materials to perfection, which is quite rare among creative people. It is difficult to name people who painted nature as well as the artist Shishkin. The paintings of this man are very naturalistic, contrasting and bright.
Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich is the founder of the Russian epic landscape, which gives a broad, generalized idea of the majestic and free Russian nature. In Shishkin's paintings, the strict truthfulness of the image, the calm breadth and majesty of the images, their natural, unobtrusive simplicity captivate. The poetry of Shishkin's landscapes is similar to a smooth melody folk song, with the course of a wide, full-flowing river.
Shishkin was born in 1832 in Yelabuga, among the untouched and majestic forests of the Kama region, which played a huge role in the formation of Shishkin as a landscape painter. From his youth, he was possessed by a passion for painting, and in 1852 he left his native places and went to Moscow, to the School of Painting and Sculpture. He directed all his artistic thoughts to the image of nature, for this he constantly traveled to Sokolniki Park to study sketches, studied nature. Shishkin's biographer wrote that before him no one painted nature so beautifully: "... just a field, a forest, a river - and they come out of him as beautiful as the Swiss views." In 1860, Shishkin brilliantly graduated from the Academy of Arts with a Big Gold Medal.
Throughout the entire period of his work, the artist followed one of his rules, and did not change him all his life: “Only imitation of nature can satisfy a landscape painter, and the most important thing for a landscape painter is a diligent study of nature ... Nature must be sought in all its simplicity ... "
Thus, all his life he followed the task of reproducing the existing as truthfully and accurately as possible and not embellishing it, not imposing his individual perception.
Shishkin's work can be called happy, he never knew painful doubts and contradictions. All of it creative life was dedicated to improving the method he followed in his painting.
Shishkin's pictures of nature were so truthful and accurate that he was often called a "photographer of Russian nature" - some with delight, others, innovators, with slight contempt, but in fact they still cause excitement and admiration in the audience. No one passes by his canvases indifferent.
The winter forest in this picture is shackled by frost, it seems to be numb. In the foreground are several hundred-year-old giant pines. Their powerful trunks darken against the background of bright white snow. Shishkin conveys the amazing beauty of the winter landscape, calm and majestic. To the right, an impenetrable thicket of the forest darkens. Everything around is immersed in winter sleep. Only a rare ray of cold sun penetrates the realm of snow and throws light golden spots on the branches of pines, on a forest clearing in the distance. Nothing breaks the silence of this amazingly beautiful winter day.
A rich palette of shades of white, brown and golden conveys the state of winter nature, its beauty. Shown here collective image winter forest. The picture is full of epic sound.
Bewitched by the Enchantress Winter, the forest stands -
And under the snowy fringe, motionless, mute,
He shines with a wonderful life.
And he stands, bewitched ... enchanted by a magical dream,
All shrouded, all shackled with a light downy chain ...
(F. Tyutchev)
The picture was painted in the year of the artist's death, he, as it were, resurrected the motifs close to his heart associated with the forest, with pines. The landscape was exhibited on the 26th traveling exhibition and met with a warm welcome from the progressive public.
The artist depicted a pine mast forest illuminated by the sun. Trunks of pine trees, their needles, the bank of a forest stream with a rocky bottom are bathed in slightly pinkish rays, the state of rest is emphasized by a transparent stream sliding over pure stones.
The lyricism of evening lighting is combined in the picture with epic characters. pine forest-giant. Huge tree trunks with several girths, their calm rhythm give the whole canvas a special monumentality.
"Ship Grove" - the artist's swan song. In it, he sang of his homeland with its mighty slender forests, clear waters, resinous air, blue skies, with a gentle sun. In it, he conveyed that feeling of love and pride in the beauty of the mother earth, which did not leave him throughout his creative life.
Noon summer day. It just rained. There are puddles on the country road. The moisture of warm rain is felt both on the gold of the grain field and on the emerald green of the grass with bright wildflowers. The purity of the earth washed by the rain is made even more convincing by the sky brightened after the rain. Its blue is deep and pure. The last mother-of-pearl-silvery clouds run away to the horizon, giving way to the midday sun.
It is especially valuable that the artist was able to soulfully betray the nature renewed after the rain, the breath of the refreshed earth and grass, the thrill of running clouds.
Vital truthfulness and poetic spirituality make the painting "Noon" a work of great artistic value.
The canvas depicts a flat landscape of central Russia, the calm beauty of which is crowned by a mighty oak. Endless expanses of the valley. In the distance, the ribbon of the river gleams a little, a white church is barely visible, and further towards the horizon, everything is drowned in a foggy blue. There are no boundaries of this majestic valley.
The country road winds through the fields and is lost in the distance. On the sides of its flowers - daisies sparkle in the sun, unpretentious hawthorn blooms, thin stalks of panicles lean low. Fragile and delicate, they emphasize the strength and grandeur of a mighty oak, proudly towering over the plain. Deep pre-storm silence reigns in nature. Gloomy shadows from the clouds ran across the plain in dark waves. A terrible storm is coming. The curly green of the giant oak is motionless. He, like a proud hero, expects a duel with the elements. Its powerful trunk will never bend under the blows of the wind.
This is Shishkin's favorite theme - the theme of centuries-old coniferous forests, forest wilderness, majestic and solemn nature in its unperturbed peace. The artist was well able to convey the character of a pine forest, majestically calm, embraced by silence. The sun gently illuminates the hillock near the stream, the tops ancient trees, leaving the forest wilderness immersed in the shadow. Snatching the trunks of individual pines from the forest dusk, the golden light of the sun reveals their harmony and height, the wide scope of their branches. Pine trees are not only correctly depicted, not only similar, but beautiful and expressive.
Notes of subtle folk humor are introduced by amusing figures of bears looking at a hollow with wild bees. The landscape is bright, clean, serenely joyful in mood.
The picture is painted in cold silver-green tones. Nature is saturated with damp air. The blackened trunks of oaks are literally shrouded in moisture, streams of water flow along the roads, raindrops bubble in puddles. But the cloudy sky is already beginning to lighten. Penetrating a grid of fine rain hanging over an oak grove, a silvery light pours from the sky, it is reflected by gray-steel highlights on wet leaves, the surface of a black wet umbrella turns silver, wet stones, reflecting light, acquire an ashy hue. The artist forces the viewer to admire the subtle combination of dark silhouettes of trunks, milky-gray veil of rain and silvery muted gray shades of greenery.
In this canvas, more than in any other picture of Shishkin, the nationality of his perception of nature was revealed. In it, the artist created an image of great epic power and a truly monumental sound.
A wide plain stretching to the very horizon (the artist deliberately places the landscape along an elongated canvas). And everywhere, wherever you look, ripened grain is earing. The oncoming gusts of wind sway the rye in waves - from this sharper feeling how tall, fat and thick she is. The undulating field of ripe rye seems to be filled with gold, casting a dull sheen. The road, turning, cuts into the thick of the loaves, and they immediately hide it. But the movement is continued by tall pines lined up along the road. It seems as if the giants are walking across the steppe with a heavy, measured tread. Powerful, complete heroic forces nature, rich, free land.
A sultry summer day portends a thunderstorm. From the long standing heat, the sky has discolored, lost its sonorous blue. The first thunderclouds are already creeping over the horizon. WITH big love and skillfully painted the foreground of the picture: and the road covered with light dust, with swallows flying over it, and fat ripe ears, and white heads of daisies, and cornflowers blue in the gold of rye.
The painting "Rye" is a generalized image of the motherland. It victoriously sounds a solemn hymn to the abundance, fertility, majestic beauty of the Russian land. A huge faith in the power and richness of nature, with which it rewards human labor, is the main idea that guided the artist when creating this work.
The artist perfectly captured the sunlight in the study, the gaps of the bright blue sky in contrast with the greenery of the oak crown, the transparent and quivering shadows on the trunks of old oaks.
The painting is based on the poem of the same name by M.Yu. Lermontov.
The theme of loneliness sounds in the picture. On an impregnable bare rock, in the middle pitch darkness, snow and ice, stands a lone pine. The moon illuminates the gloomy gorge and the endless distance covered with snow. It seems that in this realm of cold there is nothing alive, everything around is frozen. numb. But on the very edge of the cliff, desperately clinging to life, a lone pine stands proudly. Heavy flakes of sparkling snow fettered its branches, pulling down to the ground. But the pine bears its loneliness with dignity, the power of severe cold is unable to break it.
Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich (1832-1898)
Kramskoy I.N. - Portrait of the artist Shishkin 1880, 115x188
Russian Museum
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is not only one of the largest, but also perhaps the most popular among Russian landscape painters. Shishkin knew Russian nature "scientifically" (I. N. Kramskoy) and loved her with all the strength of his mighty nature. From this knowledge and this love, images were born that have long become a kind of symbols of Russia. Already the figure of Shishkin personified Russian nature for his contemporaries. He was called “forest hero-artist”, “king of the forest”, “old man-forester”, he could be compared with “an old strong pine tree overgrown with moss”, but rather, he is like a lonely oak from his famous painting, despite the many admirers , students and imitators.
"In the midst of a flat valley..."
1883
Oil on canvas 136.5 x 203.5
Kyiv
Ivan Shishkin was born on January 25, 1832 in Yelabuga (Vyatka province, now Tatarstan). His father was a merchant of the second guild - Ivan Vasilyevich Shishkin.
The father quickly noticed his son's passion for art and sent him to study at the Moscow School of Painting and Sculpture. A. Mokritsky, a very sensitive and attentive teacher, became the mentor of the young artist. He helped Shishkin find himself in art.
In 1856, the young man entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts to S. Vorobyov.
The successes of the young artist, marked by gold and silver medals, confirm the opinion of his former mentor Mokritsky, in connection with Shishkin’s admission to the Academy: “We have lost an excellent and gifted student, but we hope to see him as an excellent artist over time, if he will be with the same love study at the Academy. Its development is proceeding rapidly. For his success, Shishkin consistently receives all possible awards. The firmness of his hand is astonishing: to many, his carefully made, intricate landscape drawings in pen and ink seem like engravings. Experiments in lithography, studies various ways press, looks closely at etching, which was not very common in Russia in those days. Strives for “fidelity, similarity, portraiture of the depicted nature” already in his early works.
In 1858 - 1859, Shishkin often visited Valaam, the severe, majestic nature of which the young man associated with the nature of his native Urals.
In 1860, for two Valaam landscapes, Shishkin received the Big gold medal and the right to travel abroad.
View on the island of Valaam1858
View on the island of Valaam. Cucco area1858-60
Landscape with a hunter. Valaam Island 1867
However, he is in no hurry to go abroad and in the spring of 1861 he goes to Yelabuga, where he writes a lot in nature, “from which there can only be significant benefits for the landscape painter”
"Hut"
1861
Oil on canvas 36.5 x 47.5
State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan
Kazan
Shishkin went abroad only in 1862. Berlin and Dresden did not make a special impression on him: homesickness also affected.
In 1865, Shishkin returned to Russia and received the title of academician for the painting “View in the vicinity of Dusseldorf” (1865).
"View around Düsseldorf"
1865
Oil on canvas 106 x 151
Saint Petersburg
Now he writes with pleasure “Russian expanse with golden rye, rivers, groves and Russian distance”, which he dreamed of in Europe. One of his first masterpieces can be called a song of joy - “Noon. In the vicinity of Moscow” (1869).
"Noon. Around Moscow"
1869
Oil on canvas 111.2 x 80.4
Moscow
"Pinery. Mast forest in the Vyatka province
1872
Oil on canvas 117 x 165
State Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
For Shishkin, as well as for his contemporaries, Russian nature is inseparable from the idea of Russia, the people, their destiny. In the painting “Pine Forest”, the artist defines his main theme - a mighty, majestic Russian forest. The master creates a theatrical stage, offering a kind of "performance". It is no coincidence that the time of day was chosen - noon as an image of Russia, full of dormant internal forces. Art critic V.V. Stasov called Shishkin's paintings "landscapes for heroes." At the same time, the artist strives for the most reliable, "scientific" approach to the image. This was noted by his friend, the artist I.N. Kramskoy: “A deaf forest and a stream with ferruginous, dark yellow water, in which you can see the whole bottom, strewn with stones ...” They said about Shishkin: “He is a convinced realist, a realist to the marrow of his bones, deeply feeling and ardently loving nature ... "
Kramskoy, who highly appreciated the art of Shishkin, helped him, even to the extent that he provided his workshop for work on the competitive painting “Mast Forest in the Vyatka Province” (1872, this painting is now called “Pine Forest”), wrote about Shishkin’s merits: “Shishkin he simply amazes us with his knowledge ... And when he is in front of nature, he is exactly in his element, here he is bold and does not think about how, what and why ... here he knows everything, I think that this is the only one we have a man who knows nature in a scientific way ... Shishkin -: this is a man-school.
"Forest distance"
1884
Oil on canvas 112.8 x 164
State Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
The picture is dedicated to the nature of the Urals. The artist chooses a high point of view, trying to depict not so much a specific place as to create an image of the country as a whole. Forests overflow and flow into each other, like sea waves. The forest for Shishkin is the same primary element of the universe, like the sea and the sky, but at the same time it is the national symbol of Russia. One of the critics wrote about the painting: “The distant perspective of forests covered with a light haze, the water surface, the sky, the air, outstanding in the distance, in a word, the whole panorama of Russian nature, with its beauties that are not striking in the eyes, is depicted on canvas with amazing skill.” The picture was painted at a time when the artist began to be interested in the problems of the open air. While preserving the epic nature of the image of nature, Shishkin's painting becomes softer and freer.
These works outlined the direction that was subsequently developed by the Association of Travelers. art exhibitions. Together with I. N. Kramskoy, V. G. Perov, G. G. Myasoedov, A. K. Savrasov, N. N. Ge and others, in 1870 he became a founding member of the Partnership.
In 1894-1895 he headed the landscape workshop of the Higher art school at IAH.
"Morning in a pine forest"
1889
Oil on canvas 139 x 213
State Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
The motif of the coniferous forest, which Shishkin refers to in this picture, is typical of his work. Evergreen pines and spruces emphasize the sense of grandeur and eternity of the natural world. Often found in the artist's paintings and compositional technique, when the tops of the trees are cut off by the edge of the canvas, and huge powerful trees seem to not fit even in a fairly large canvas. There is a kind of landscape interior. The viewer gets the impression that he was inside an impenetrable thicket, where bears feel comfortable, located on a broken pine. They were portrayed by K.A. Savitsky, who told his relatives: "The painting was sold for 4 thousand, and I am a participant in the 4th share." Further, Savitsky reported that he had to put his signature under the picture, but then he removed it, thereby waiving copyright.
At the Second Exhibition of the Wanderers, Shishkin presented the painting “In the Wilderness”, for which in 1873 he received the title of professor. With the help of a shaded foreground and spatial construction of the composition (somewhere in the depths, among the stunted trees, a faint sunlight is visible), the artist makes it possible to feel the dampness of the air, the moisture of mosses and deadwood, to feel this atmosphere, as if leaving the viewer alone with the oppressive wilderness. And like a real forest, this landscape does not open to the viewer immediately. Full of details, it is designed for long viewing: suddenly you notice a fox and a duck flying away from it.
"Backwoods"
1872
Oil on canvas 209 x 161
State Russian Museum
Saint Petersburg
And, on the contrary, it is full of freedom, sun, light, its air famous picture"Rye" (1878). The picture is epic: it seems to synthesize features national character Russian nature, that native, significant thing that Shishkin saw in it: “Expanse. Space. Land, rye. God's grace. Russian wealth...”
"Rye"
1878
Oil on canvas 187 x 107
State Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
The landscape combines two traditional motifs for the artist: fields with a road running into the distance and mighty pine trees. The inscription made by Shishkin on one of the sketches for the painting says: “Expansion, space, land, rye, the grace of God, Russian wealth". Critic V.V. Stasov compared the pines on the canvas with the columns of ancient Russian temples. Before the viewer is a majestic panorama of Russian nature, presented as a theatrical spectacle. Shishkin understands nature as a universe correlated with man. Therefore, two tiny dots are so important - human figures that set the scale for the image. Shishkin wrote his sketches not far from his native Yelabuga, standing on the banks of the Kama River, but his paintings are always composed, there is nothing accidental in them.
Shishkin was often reproached for the illusory drawing out of details. Many artists found his painting non-pictorial, called his paintings a painted drawing. Nevertheless, his paintings, for all their detail, always give a holistic image. And this is an image of the world that Shishkin cannot “smear” with the arbitrary movements of his own soul. In this sense, it is far from the one that was born in the 1880s. in Russian painting "mood landscape". Even the smallest thing in the world carries a particle of the big, because its individual appearance is no less important than the image of a whole forest or field (“Grass”, 1892
That is why the small is never lost in his programmatic pictures. It comes to the fore, as if under our feet, with every blade of grass, flower, butterfly. Then we shift our gaze further, and it is lost among the vast expanses that have absorbed everything.
"Herbs"
Etude.
“Sleep-grass. Pargolovo"
Etude.
1884
Canvas on cardboard, oil. 35 x 58.5 cm
State Russian Museum
The etude "Drowsy-grass. Pargolovo" is one of the many "exercises" of the great landscape master. Before us is a neglected corner of the country garden, overgrown with goutweed-grass. The very name "snot-grass" can tell a lot. After all, the word "sleep" is nothing but a modified Russian word"food" (food, food). This plant really served as food for our ancestors in ancient times ...
Sunlight, picturesque thickets of grass, a country fence - that's all the simple content of the picture. Why is it difficult to take your eyes off this work by Shishkin? The answer is simple: left by human attention, this small corner is beautiful in its simplicity and naturalness. There, behind the fence, there is another world, changed by man to suit his needs, but here nature is accidentally granted the right to be itself... This is the magic of work, its ingenious simplicity.
"In the midst of a flat valley..."
1883
Oil on canvas 136.5 x 203.5
State Museum of Russian Art
Kyiv
The canvas “Among the Flat Valley” (1883) is imbued with a poetic feeling, it combines grandeur and sincere lyrics. The title of the painting was a line from a poem by A. F. Merzlyakov, known as a folk song. But the picture is not an illustration of poetry. The feeling of Russian expanse gives rise to the figurative structure of the canvas itself. There is something joyful and at the same time thoughtful in the wide open steppe (this is the feeling that the free, open composition of the picture evokes), in the alternation of illuminated and darkened spaces, in the withered stems, as if creeping under the feet of a traveler, in the majestic oak towering among the plains. .
The painting "Among the Flat Valley ..." was written by Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin a year after the sudden death of his beloved wife. He suffered greatly from the loss. But native nature, which always beckoned the artist to her, did not let him dissolve in his grief.
Once, walking along the valley, Shishkin accidentally came across this majestic oak, which towered alone above the surrounding expanses. This oak reminded the artist of himself, just as lonely, but not broken by storms and hardships. Thus this picture was born.
The central place in the picture is occupied by an oak tree. He rises above the valley like a giant, spreading his mighty branches. The background is the sky. It is covered with clouds, a thunderstorm has already gathered in the distance. But she is not afraid of the giant. No thunderstorms, no storms can break it. He firmly stands on the ground, serving as a shelter for the traveler and the heat, and in bad weather. The oak is so strong and strong, so powerful that the clouds rolling in the distance seem insignificant, not even capable of hurting the giant.
The well-trodden path runs straight to the giant oak, which is ready to cover you with its branches. The crown of the tree is so dense that it resembles a tent, a dark shadow spreads under the tree. The oak itself is brightly lit by the rays of the sun, which has not yet been covered by thunderclouds.
Standing by a mighty tree, Shishkin remembered the words of the old Russian song "Among the flat valley ...", which sings about a lonely oak tree, about the grief of a man who has lost a "tender friend." The artist seemed to come to life after this meeting. He began to create again, walking through life alone, but standing firmly on native land like that oak tree in his picture.
Despite Shishkin's success in landscape painting, close friends strongly advised him to pay attention to means of expression, in particular, on the transmission of the light-air medium. And life itself demanded it. It is enough to recall the coloristic merits of the works of Repin and Surikov known by that time. Therefore, in Shishkin's paintings "Foggy Morning" (1885) and "Pine Trees Illuminated by the Sun" (1886), it is not so much the linear composition that attracts, but the harmony of chiaroscuro and color. This is both a magnificent image of nature in terms of beauty and fidelity in the transfer of the atmospheric state, and a clear illustration of such a balance between the object and the environment, between the general and the individual.
Foggy morning
1885. Oil on canvas, 108x144.5
The painting by I. I. Shishkin “Foggy Morning”, like many works of the great landscape master, conveys a surprisingly calm and peaceful atmosphere.
The focus of the artist is a quiet, foggy morning on the river bank. The gently sloping shore is in the foreground, the water surface of the river, in which movement is barely guessed, the opposite hilly shore in the mist of the morning fog.
The dawn seems to have awakened the river, and, sleepy, lazy, it is only gaining strength to run deep into the picture... Three elements - sky, earth and water - harmoniously complement each other, revealing, it seems, the very essence of each of them. They cannot exist without each other. The pale blue sky, saturated with color, passes into the tops of the hills covered with a hat of fog, then passes into the green of trees and grass. Water, reflecting all this splendor, without any distortion, emphasizes and refreshes the morning.
The presence of a person is hardly guessed in the picture: a narrow path in the grass, a sticking out post for tying a boat - these are all signs of a human presence. The artist thus only emphasizes the greatness of nature and the great harmony of God's world.
The light source in the picture is located directly in front of the viewer. Another second and the sunlight will cover this whole corner of Russian nature ... The morning will come into its own completely, the fog will dissipate ... Therefore, this moment before dawn is so attractive.
"Pine trees illuminated by the sun"
Etude.
1886
Canvas, oil. 102 x 70.2 cm
State Tretyakov Gallery
In the picture, the main component of the plot is sunlight. Everything else is just decoration, background...
Pine trees confidently standing on the edge of the forest resist the flow of sunlight, however, they lose to it, merge, are swept away by it ... Only indestructible shadows lying on the opposite side from the pines create the volume of the picture, give it depth. The light lost not only to the trunks, but also got entangled in the crowns of the trees, unable to cope with the winding thin branches dotted with needles.
The summer forest appears before us in all its fragrant splendor. Following the light, the viewer's gaze penetrates deep into the thicket of the forest, as if taking a leisurely walk. The forest, as it were, surrounds the viewer, hugs him and does not let go.
Endless combinations of yellow and green colors so realistically convey all the shades of the color of pine needles, pine layered and thin bark, sand and grass, convey the warmth of the sun, the coolness of the shadow, that the illusion of the presence, smells and sounds of the forest is easily born in the imagination. He is open, friendly and devoid of any mystery, mystery. The forest is ready to meet on this clear and warm day.
"Oak trees"
1887
Canvas, oil. 147 x 108 cm
State Russian Museum
"Golden Autumn" (1888),
"Mordvin oaks"
1891
Canvas, oil. 84 x 111 cm
State Russian Museum
"Autumn"
1892
Canvas, oil. 107 x 81 cm
State Russian Museum
"Rain in the Oak Forest"
1891
Oil on canvas 204 x 124
State Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
In 1891, a personal exhibition of Shishkin (more than 600 sketches, drawings and engravings) was held at the Academy of Arts. The artist masterfully mastered the art of drawing and engraving. His drawing has undergone the same evolution as painting. The drawings of the 80s, which the artist made with charcoal and chalk, are much more picturesque than the pen drawings related to the 60s. In 1894, the album “60 etchings by I. I. Shishkin. 1870 - 1892". In this technique, he then knew no equal and also experimented in it. For a period he taught at the Academy of Arts. In the process of teaching, as in his work, he used photography to better study natural forms.
"Oak Grove"
1893
Etching. 51 x 40 cm
"Forest River"
1893
Etching. 50 x 40 cm
Regional Art Museum
"Oak Grove"
1887
Oil on canvas 125 x 193
State Museum of Russian Art
Kyiv
The painting "Oak Grove" depicts a bright sunny day in an oak forest. Powerful, spreading, mute witnesses of the change of centuries and generations amaze with their splendor. Carefully drawn details bring the picture so close to naturalness that sometimes you forget that this forest is painted in oil and you cannot enter it.
Mischievous sun spots on the grass, illuminated crowns and trunks of centuries-old oaks seem to radiate warmth, awakening memories of a cheerful summer in the soul. Despite the fact that the oaks depicted in the picture have already acquired shriveled branches, their trunks are bent, and the bark has peeled off in some places, their crowns are still green and lush. And you involuntarily think that these oaks will be able to stand for more than one hundred years.
It is noteworthy that Shishkin's journey from the idea of painting the Oak Grove to the first brush strokes in the landscape was three decades! That is how much time it took for the artist to form a vision of this monumental canvas, and this time was not spent in vain. picture Oak Grove often called the best work brilliant artist.
"Before the storm"
1884
Canvas, oil. 110 x 150 cm
State Russian Museum
The painting by I. I. Shishkin “Before the Thunderstorm” is one of the most colorful works of the master. The artist perfectly managed to convey the atmosphere of thick closeness before a thunderstorm. A moment of complete silence before the rampage of the elements ...
The horizon line divides the landscape exactly into two parts. The upper part is a pre-stormy leaden sky, full of life-giving moisture. The lower one is the earth yearning for this very moisture, a shallow river, trees.
The abundance of shades of blue and green, brilliant possession of perspective, complex, non-uniform light are striking.
The viewer feels the approach of a thunderstorm, but as if from the outside ... He is only a spectator, and not a participant in the natural mystery. This allows him to calmly enjoy the details of the pre-stormy landscape. Those details that always elude the human eye in nature. At the same time, there is absolutely nothing superfluous in the picture. Harmony.
It is strange, but looking at the picture, the question arises: did the artist himself get caught in the rain or did he manage to hide? The work itself is so realistic that the question of the authenticity of the landscape does not arise at all.
"Foggy morning"
1897
Canvas, oil. 82.5 x 110 cm
State Museum-Reserve "Rostov Kremlin"
"Amanita"
1880-1890s,
Tretyakov Gallery
Shishkin's etude "Amanita" is a vivid example of a talented sketch by the great Russian artist. The plot of the study is akin to a Russian fairy tale: fly agarics are an indispensable attribute evil spirits, magic rituals, riddles and transformations.
Before the viewer appears a family of bright mushrooms in the thicket of a virgin forest. Each of the seven depicted fly agarics seems to have its own character, biography, and destiny. In the foreground, a pair of young strong handsome men guarding the elders of the family in the center of the composition. In the center, on the contrary, there are old mushrooms with traces of smoldering and withering... The artist schematically, blurry and indistinctly depicts the forest around the main "heroes" of the picture. Nothing should distract the viewer's attention from the picturesque group of fly agarics. On the other hand, exactly green Forest and brown leaves favorably emphasize the brightness of the mushroom caps, the whiteness of the spots on the caps.
The deliberate unfinished work creates a feeling of fabulousness and unreality of the image. As if we have a vision inspired by insidious and poisonous mushrooms in a magical forest.
"Pine forest", 1889
V. D. Polenov Museum-Reserve
In the picture we see a corner of a pine forest flooded with summer sun. Sandy paths bleached by sunlight indicate that the sea is most likely nearby. The whole picture is filled with a pine smell, a special coniferous cheerfulness and silence. Nothing disturbs the peace of the forest in the morning hours (shadows on the sand indicate that it is morning).
Apparently, we have before us one of the dacha suburbs of St. Petersburg, where the artist so often found subjects for his works. And now, walking through the forest on a summer morning, the crossroads of sandy paths attracted the attention of the master. Dozens of shades of green, bluish mosses, dazzling sand slightly covered with yellow... This whole palette natural colors could not leave Shishkin indifferent. Looking at the picture, you begin to remember the pine spirit, the sound of the cool Baltic Sea is barely audible in your ears. Quiet, warm, fragrant. Summer serenity...
Like any other work of Shishkin, the painting "Pine Forest" is striking in its authenticity, pedantic attitude to the smallest details, the reality of the plot and unimagined beauty.
Guardhouse in the forest
1870s Canvas, oil. 73x56
Donetsk Regional Art Museum
"The gatehouse in the forest" is an amazing masterpiece by I. Shishkin, which amazes with its simplicity and originality. It would seem that the usual plot: trees, a road, a small house. However, something beckons us to contemplate this picture for a long time, as if hoping to find an encrypted message in it. Well, such a masterpiece cannot be just a picture painted according to the mood. What immediately catches your eye is the tall birch trees on both sides of the road. They stretch up - closer to the sun.
The picture is dominated by dark green tones, and only in the background we see the grass and foliage of trees illuminated by the rays of the sun. The ray of the sun also falls on the wooden gatehouse, thereby highlighting it in the picture. It is the main highlight of the masterpiece - the brightest detail. The picture is striking in its volume. When you look at it, you feel the depth - the viewer seems to be surrounded by trees from all sides and beckoning forward.
The forest depicted by Shishkin seems dense. It is not so easy for sunlight to break through it, but in the very center of the picture - where the gatehouse stands, we see a gap. The painting is saturated with the admiration of nature and at the same time expresses the contrast between nature and man. What is this gatehouse in comparison with the mighty trunks of pines and tall birches? Just a small speck in the middle of the forest.
"Swamp. Polissya"
1890
Oil on canvas 90 x 142
State Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus
Minsk
“In the forest of Countess Mordvinova. Peterhof
1891
Oil on canvas 81 x 108
State Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
"Summer day"
1891
Canvas, oil. 88.5 x 145 cm
State Tretyakov Gallery
"Summer"
Canvas, oil. 112 x 86 cm
State Central Museum musical culture them. M.I. Glinka
"Bridge in the Forest"
1895
Canvas, oil. 108 x 81 cm
Nizhny Novgorod Art Museum
"Kama near Yelabuga"
1895
Oil on canvas 106 x 177
Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
Nizhny Novgorod
"Pinery"
1895
Canvas, oil. 128 x 195 cm
Far Eastern Art Museum
"In the park"
1897
Canvas, oil. 82.5 x 111 cm
State Tretyakov Gallery
"Birch Grove"
1896
Oil on canvas 105.8 x 69.8
Yaroslavl Art Museum
Yaroslavl
The world-famous painting "Birch Grove" was painted by Shishkin oil in 1896. On this moment The painting is in the Yaroslavl Art Museum.
The picture is dominated by shades of green, brown and white. It would seem that the combination of colors is more than simple, but surprisingly successful: looking at the picture, you completely feel yourself among these trees, you feel the warmth of the sun's rays.
The sun-drenched birch grove seems to radiate some special light itself, felt by everyone who sees the picture. By the way, Shishkin, being a patriot of his country, knowingly chose a birch as the heroine of this picture, because it is she who is considered national symbol Russia since ancient times.
The incredible clarity with which all the details are drawn is surprising: the grass seems amazingly silky, the birch bark is like a real one, and every birch leaf makes you remember the aroma of a birch grove.
This landscape is painted so naturally that it is difficult to even call it a painting. Rather, the name is a reflection of reality.
"Ship Grove"
1898
Canvas, oil. 165 x 252 cm
State Russian Museum
The painting "Ship Grove" is one of the last in the master's work. The composition of the work is characterized by a strict balance and a clear alignment of plans, but it does not have that composition of the landscape characteristic of painting XVIII- the first half of the 19th century.
Subtle observation and an unmistakably found point of view make it possible to successfully capture a piece of nature, turning it into a scenic platform for living nature. The sensitivity of perception of nature, the loving comprehension of its features and the masterful transmission of its charm by the language of painting make Shishkin's canvases tactile, giving the viewer the opportunity to feel the resinous smell of the forest, its morning coolness and freshness of the air.
Shishkin's personal life developed tragically. Both his wives died quite early. Behind them - and both of his sons. The deaths did not stop there - after the people dear to the heart, perhaps the most close person- father. Shishkin plunged headlong into work, which remained his only joy. Shishkin died at work. This happened on March 20, according to the new style, in 1898. The artist died suddenly. In the morning he painted in the workshop, then visited his relatives and returned to the workshop again. At some point, the master just fell off his chair. The assistant immediately noticed this, but, running up, saw that he was no longer breathing.
"Self-portrait"
1886
Etching. 24.2x17.5 cm.
State Russian Museum
Saint Petersburg
The post presents 37 paintings by the artist I. I. Shishkin!
Shishkin's paintings are mesmerizing views of nature! Among them is the most famous painting "Morning in a pine forest"! Forest pictures are popular on the Internet and they lead to Shishkin's paintings!
Portrait of the artist Shishkin by the artist Kramskoy.
Wonderful painting by Shishkin Birch Grove"! Just like the photo, but very sincere! Shishkin's paintings almost always depict a forest!
"Swamp. Polissya". Shishkin.
In the picture close-up funny bull. A rare topic for Shishkin. The main theme of Shishkin is the forest. And the surname is forest.
Shishkin's painting "In the park." Can a photo evoke such a spiritual response as this picture? You look and remember that you have already experienced in your life a similar delight from the views of nature.
Painting "In the grove". Shishkin. People are always in the background! Shishkin's paintings of primordial nature.
seaside view
Painting "View on the island of Valaam". Shishkin.
Mountain road in Crimea
Painting "Dali". Shishkin.
Wilds. Shishkin. Impenetrable forest.
Painting "Children in the forest". Children are really hard to see. Shishkin's paintings are primarily about nature.
Rain in the oak forest. Shishkin. People away under umbrellas. This is not a photo, this is much better! You can imagine yourself in this forest.
Oaks in Old Peterhof. Shishkin.
Harvest. Finished work.
A woman under an umbrella in a flowering meadow. Shishkin. Shishkin's paintings are impressive!
A woman with a boy in the forest. Shishkin's paintings are very expressive! Shishkin in his paintings literally sings of the forest, it is so majestic! The forest pictures are amazing!
Gold autumn. Shishkin.
Willows lit by the sun. Shishkin loved trees and forest!
Forest in Mordvinov. Forest the main theme in the work of Shishkin! A search on the Internet for “pictures of the forest” will surely lead to Shishkin’s paintings!
Forest in the evening. Shishkin. Shishkin's paintings evoke a whole range of feelings in the audience.
Forest Lake. Shishkin.
Fly agaric. Shishkin. Very picturesque fly agarics!)
Wild in the north. Shishkin.
Apiary in the forest. Shishkin. A majestic forest, an apiary and an old beekeeper. Shishkin's paintings are so "talking"!
Landscape with a lake. Shishkin.
Before the storm. Shishkin. Cloudy sky.
Walk in the forest. Shishkin. There is an opinion that pictures are not needed, because there is a photo, but not a single photo will turn out so expressive. A photo cannot capture a scene from someone's life and still evoke fond memories. Here you can already see people, and in the foreground is a funny dog.
The Ligovka river in the village of Konstantinovka near St. Petersburg.
And in the background is a forest.
