Перелесок

1872 · Painting · 121 × 207 cm

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “Перелесок” now? Collection: Irkutsk Regional Art Museum, Irkutsk. Unknown.

Irkutsk, Russia

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia
Image: Irkutsk Regional Art Museum — © Иркутский областной художественный музей · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ

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).
1874
Death of His First Wife
The artist's first wife, Evgenia Alexandrovna (1847–1874), died.