Ivan Shishkin1832–1898Лес
May one see it?
Unknown
Kislovodsk, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
In the museum's own words — in Russian
Фрагментарное изображение леса с тонкоствольными березами среди крупных каменных валунов на 1-м плане, верхняя крона которых срезана краем пейзажа. У нижнего края и вокруг камней остролистные сухие, склонившиеся к земле, травы. За березами тонкоствольные лиственные деревья на возвышенности слева и на равнинной местности справа, между которыми видна в просвете ведущая к поляне тропа и вдали густая полоса леса. В просвете между ветвями однообразное желтоватое небо. Живопись тонкослойная, с тщательной проработкой деталей, монохромная, с использованием черного и бело-желтого цветов. На обороте слева внизу: "Шишкинъ 1871".
Yaroshenko Memorial Estate Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- Ж-110
In the catalog
Sources
- The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia
- Image: Yaroshenko Memorial Estate Museum — © Музей-усадьба художника Ярошенко · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
Meanwhile, in the life of Ivan Shishkin
The whole life1870 · Membership
Peredvizhniki
1871
"Pine Forest" at the 1st Peredvizhniki Exhibition
The painting "Pine Forest. Mast-Timber Forest in Vyatka Province" was shown at the 1st Peredvizhniki exhibition in St. Petersburg, drew uniformly favorable reviews, and attracted the attention of Pavel Tretyakov; in March 1872 it won first prize in the competition of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts.
1871
Founding Member of the Society of Russian Aquafortists
He became a founding member of the Society of Russian Aquafortists; he practiced etching until the end of his life, devoting almost as much time to it as to painting.
1873
Title of Professor
The Academy of Arts conferred the title of professor on Shishkin for his painting "Forest Wilderness," which it had acquired from him.
May 1873
The Album "Engravings on Copper in Aqua Fortis"
He prepared and himself printed the album "Engravings on Copper in Aqua Fortis by I. I. Shishkin" (a title page and 10 etchings), issued as a premium of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts.
1873, 1878
World's Fairs in Vienna and Paris
He took part in the world's fairs in Vienna (1873) and Paris (1878).
