Fyodor Vasilyev1850–1873Оттепель
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Yes, on view now
Where is “Оттепель” now? State Russian Museum, Mikhaylovskiy dvorets, Zal 20. F. A. Vasilyev, Saint Petersburg. Yes, on view now. Checked September 28, 2026.
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About the painting
Museum text in Russian
Это небольшое по размерам живописное полотно принадлежит к числу наиболее эмоциональных произведений русской пейзажной школы. Однообразная панорама равнинного ландшафта, скудная растительность, ветхие деревенские постройки создают до боли щемящее настроение печали и безысходности.
Путники остановились на дороге, которая резко уходит в сторону, оставляя их как бы на распутье. Это состояние было созвучно восприятию пореформенной российской действительности современниками художника. Не случайно картина (ГТГ) получила первую премию Общества поощрения художников и была повторена по заказу великого князя Александра Александровича (ГРМ). Русский музей. От иконы до современности. СПб. 2015. С . 176.
State Russian Museum
Details
- Accession number
- Ж-4105
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
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- Image: State Russian Museum — © State Russian Museum
In the life of Fyodor Vasilyev
The whole lifewinter 1870
A Cold and Tuberculosis
While working on The Thaw in the winter of 1870, Vasilyev caught a severe cold; he was found to have tuberculosis, which determined the course of the rest of his life.
summer 1870
Journey down the Volga with Repin
Together with I. Repin and E. Makarov, Vasilyev sailed down the Volga from Tver to Saratov, setting up working quarters opposite the Zhiguli Hills. The Volga impressions and drawings served as the basis for a number of paintings.
1870
One of the Founders of the Peredvizhniki
Vasilyev was among the first twenty members of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (the Peredvizhniki).
1871
Move to Yalta
Because of his tuberculosis, Vasilyev left St. Petersburg for good and, with funds from the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, went to Crimea. He spent the last two years of his life in Yalta, working hard and intensely, at times at the expense of his treatment.
1872
"The Thaw" at the London International Exhibition
An author's replica of The Thaw, commissioned by the future Emperor Alexander III, was shown at the 1872 International Exhibition in London and awarded a medal.
24 September 1873
Died
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