Nature landscapes in the paintings of Russian artists they convey that thin invisible line that separates man from nature. Nature in painting reflects the world in which it is not man who dominates nature, but nature who dominates him. A world where colors heighten feelings of unity with nature.
(In the announcement: painting by Krymov N.P. "After the Spring Rain")

Seasons in painting are a special theme in the landscapes of nature paintings by Russian artists, because nothing touches as sensitively as the change in the appearance of nature according to the seasons. Along with the season, the mood of nature changes, which the artist’s brushes convey with ease in paintings.

Meet the most famous works great Russian artists:

Presentation: nature in paintings by Russian artists

Pictures of spring

Bright and ringing, with the murmur of streams and the singing of arriving birds, spring awakens nature in the paintings of A. Savrasov, Konchalovsky, Levitan, Yuon, S. A. Vinogradov, A. G. Venetsianov, Ostroukhov.
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Summer pictures

Blooming gardens, warm showers and hot sun, summer is so slowly fragrant with scents in rich colors in the paintings of I. Levitan, Plastov, Polenov, Vasiliev, Gerasimov, Shishkin.
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Pictures of autumn

With a round dance of leaves of various shades, driven by a cool wind with drops of rain, autumn spins in a waltz in the paintings of Levitan, Polenov, Gerasimov, Brodsky, Zhukovsky.
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Pictures of winter

Having been shackled, covering the tired earth with a blanket of snow, the blizzard hums a lullaby, carefully protecting the sleep of nature, winter in the paintings of Plastov, Krymov, Levitan, Nissky, I. E. Grabar, Yuon, Shishkin, Kustodiev.
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In the description of pictures of nature famous artists You can find a reflection of the subtlety and beauty of the landscape of Russian nature at certain times of the year. It is unlikely that the artist, like nature, has the best time of year for perceiving nature on canvas, although certainly favorite time Everyone has a year.

) in her expressive, sweeping works was able to preserve the transparency of the fog, the lightness of the sail, and the smooth rocking of the ship on the waves.

Her paintings amaze with their depth, volume, richness, and the texture is such that it is impossible to take your eyes off them.

Warm simplicity of Valentin Gubarev

Primitivist artist from Minsk Valentin Gubarev doesn't chase fame and just does what he loves. His work is incredibly popular abroad, but almost unknown to his compatriots. In the mid-90s, the French fell in love with his everyday sketches and signed a contract with the artist for 16 years. The paintings, which, it would seem, should only be understandable to us, bearers of the “modest charm of undeveloped socialism,” appealed to the European public, and exhibitions began in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and other countries.

Sensual realism of Sergei Marshennikov

Sergei Marshennikov is 41 years old. He lives in St. Petersburg and works in best traditions classical Russian school realistic portrait painting. The heroines of his canvases are women who are tender and defenseless in their half-nakedness. On many of the most famous paintings depicts the artist's muse and wife, Natalya.

The Myopic World of Philip Barlow

In the modern era of high-resolution images and the rise of hyperrealism, the work of Philip Barlow immediately attracts attention. However, a certain effort is required from the viewer in order to force himself to look at the blurry silhouettes and bright spots on the author’s canvases. This is probably how people suffering from myopia see the world without glasses and contact lenses.

Sunny bunnies by Laurent Parselier

Painting by Laurent Parcelier is amazing world, in which there is neither sadness nor despondency. You won’t find gloomy and rainy pictures from him. His canvases contain a lot of light, air and bright colors, which the artist applies with characteristic, recognizable strokes. This creates the feeling that the paintings are woven from a thousand sunbeams.

Urban dynamics in the works of Jeremy Mann

American artist Jeremy Mann paints dynamic portraits of a modern metropolis in oil on wood panels. “Abstract shapes, lines, the contrast of light and dark spots - all create a picture that evokes the feeling that a person experiences in the crowd and bustle of the city, but can also express the calm that is found when contemplating quiet beauty,” says the artist.

The Illusory World of Neil Simon

In the paintings of British artist Neil Simone, nothing is as it seems at first glance. “For me, the world around me is a series of fragile and ever-changing shapes, shadows and boundaries,” says Simon. And in his paintings everything is truly illusory and interconnected. Boundaries are blurred, and stories flow into each other.

Love drama by Joseph Lorasso

An Italian by birth, the contemporary American artist Joseph Lorusso transfers onto canvas subjects he spied in Everyday life ordinary people. Hugs and kisses, passionate outbursts, moments of tenderness and desire fill his emotional pictures.

Country life of Dmitry Levin

Dmitry Levin is a recognized master of Russian landscape, who has established himself as a talented representative of the Russian realistic school. The most important source of his art is his attachment to nature, which he loves tenderly and passionately and of which he feels himself a part.

Bright East by Valery Blokhin

We are glad to welcome you to the blog about contemporary art. Today I want to talk about painting, so this post is entirely dedicated to landscapes by Russian artists. In it you will find the most full information about the work of Alexander Afonin, Alexey Savchenko and Viktor Bykov. All of them are not just talented, but divinely gifted individuals. Their creativity is multifaceted, original and skillful. They attract the attention of not only citizens of the Russian land, but also representatives and collectors from far abroad countries. Writing about them briefly is quite a difficult task, but we will try to summarize the information in order to present to your eyes only the most interesting and important things from the lives of artists and their work. Well, let's move on to the landscapes of Russian artists?

Landscapes of the true Russian artist Alexander Afonin

The period from 1982 to 1986 became a turning point for the artist. later life. In addition to the fact that during this time period Afonin received his education at the Zheleznogorsk Art School, it was then that he learned professionalism. Today Alexander considers this school one of the best in Russia.

Nature landscapes of different seasons from Alexey Savchenko

Landscapes by Russian artist Alexey Savchenko They take it not by color, but by some capricious northern mood. , maximum color realism - perhaps this is what is very clearly visible in the author’s paintings.

“Forest as if alive” by Russian artist Viktor Bykov

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This list of famous landscape painters was compiled by our editor Neil Collins, MFA, LL.B. It represents his personal opinion about ten the best representatives genre art. Like any such compilation, it reveals more about the personal tastes of the compiler than about the place of landscape painters. So, the top ten landscape painters and their landscapes.

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No. 10 Thomas Cole (1801-1848) and Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900)

There are two American artists in tenth place.

Thomas Cole: The Greatest American Landscape Painter early XIX century and founder of the Hudson River School, Thomas Cole was born in England, where he worked as an apprentice engraver before emigrating to the United States in 1818, where he quickly achieved recognition as a landscape painter, settling in the Catskill village of the Hudson Valley. An admirer of Claude Lorraine and Turner, he visited England and Italy in 1829-1832, after which (thanks in part to the encouragement he received from John Martyn and Turner) he began to focus less on painting natural scenes and more on grandiose allegorical and historical topics. Largely impressed by the natural beauty of the American landscape, Cole filled much of his landscape art great feeling and obvious romantic splendor.

Famous landscapes of Thomas Cole:

- “View of the Catskills - Early Autumn” (1837), oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

- “American Lake” (1844), oil on canvas, Detroit Institute of Arts

Frederic Edwin Church

- “Niagara Falls” (1857), Corcoran, Washington

- “The Heart of the Andes” (1859), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

- "Cotopaxi" (1862), Detroit Institute of Arts

No. 9 Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)

Thoughtful, melancholy and a bit of a recluse, Caspar David Friedrich - greatest artist-landscape painter of the romantic tradition. Born near the Baltic Sea, he settled in Dresden, where he focused exclusively on spiritual connections and the meaning of the landscape, inspired by the silent silence of the forest, as well as light (sunrise, sunset, Moonlight) and seasons. His genius lay in his ability to capture a hitherto unknown spiritual dimension in nature, which gives the landscape an emotional, never-before-matched mysticism.

Famous landscapes of Caspar David Friedrich:

- “Winter Landscape” (1811), oil on canvas, National Gallery, London

- “Landscape in Riesengebirge” (1830), oil on canvas, Pushkin Museum, Moscow

- “Man and Woman Looking at the Moon” (1830-1835), oil, National Gallery, Berlin

No. 8 Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)

Often called the "forgotten impressionist", the Anglo-Frenchman Alfred Sisley was second only to Monet in his devotion to spontaneous plein airism: he was the only Impressionist to devote himself exclusively to landscape painting. His seriously underrated reputation rests on his ability to capture the unique effects of light and the seasons in sweeping landscapes and sea and river scenes. His image of dawn and an unclear day is especially memorable. Nowadays it is not very popular, but is still considered one of greatest representatives Impressionist landscape painting. Might well be overrated since, unlike Monet, his work never suffered from a lack of form.

Famous landscapes of Alfred Sisley:

- “Foggy Morning” (1874), oil on canvas, Orsay Museum

- “Snow at Louveciennes” (1878), oil on canvas, Orsay Museum, Paris

- “Morette Bridge in the Sun” (1892), oil on canvas, private collection

No. 7 Albert Cuyp (1620-1691)

Dutch realist painter, Aelbert Kuip is one of the most famous Dutch landscape painters. Its magnificent scenic views, river scenes and landscapes of tranquil livestock, reveal a majestic serenity and masterful handling of bright light (early morning or evening sun) in Italian style is a sign great influence Klodeeva. This golden light often catches only the sides and edges of plants, clouds or animals through impasto lighting effects. Thus, Cuyp turned his native Dordrecht into an imaginary world, reflecting it at the beginning or end perfect day, with an all-encompassing sense of stillness and safety, and the harmony of everything with nature. Popular in Holland, it was highly prized and collected in England.

Famous landscapes of Albert Cuyp:

- “View of Dordrecht from the north” (1650), oil on canvas, collection of Anthony de Rothschild

- “River Landscape with Horseman and Peasants” (1658), oil, National Gallery, London

No. 6 Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875)

Jean-Baptiste Corot, one of greatest landscape painters romantic style, famous for its unforgettable picturesque depictions of nature. His particularly subtle approach to distance, light and form depended on tone rather than on drawing and color, giving the finished composition the atmosphere of an endless romance. Less constrained by pictorial theory, Korot's work is nevertheless among the most popular landscapes peace. A regular participant in the Paris Salon since 1827 and a member of the Barbizon School led by Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867), he had a huge influence on other plein air artists such as Charles-François Daubigny (1817-1878), Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). ) and Alfred Sisley (1839-1899). He was also an extraordinarily generous man who spent much of his money on artists in need.

Famous landscapes of Jean-Baptiste Corot:

- “Bridge at Narni” (1826), oil on canvas, Louvre

- “Ville d'Avrey” (approx. 1867), oil on canvas, Brooklyn Art Museum, NY

- « Rural landscape"(1875), oil on canvas, Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, Albi, France

No. 5 Jacob van Ruisdael (1628-1682)

- “Mill in Wijk near Duarsted” (1670), oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum

- “Jewish cemetery in Ouderkerk” (1670), Gallery of Old Masters, Dresden

No. 4 Claude Lorrain (1600-1682)

French painter, draftsman and engraver active in Rome, who is considered by many art historians to be the greatest painter of the idyllic landscape in the history of art. Since pure (that is, secular and non-classical) landscape, like ordinary still life or genre painting, lacked moral gravity (in 17th century Rome), Claude Lorrain introduced classical elements and mythological themes into his compositions, including gods, heroes and saints. Moreover, his chosen environment, the countryside around Rome, was rich in ancient ruins. These classic Italian pastoral landscapes were also imbued with a poetic light that represents his unique contribution to the art of landscape painting. Claude Lorraine particularly influenced English artists, both during his lifetime and for two centuries after it: John Constable called him "the finest landscape painter the world has ever seen."

Famous landscapes of Claude Lorrain:

- “Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino” (1636), oil on canvas, Louvre

- “Landscape with the Wedding of Isaac and Rebecca” (1648), oil, National Gallery

- “Landscape with Tobias and the Angel” (1663), oil, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

- "Building a Boat at Flatward" (1815), oil, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

- “Hay Wagon” (1821), oil on canvas, National Gallery, London

No. 2 Claude Monet (1840-1926)

The greatest modern landscape painter and giant French painting Monet was a leading figure in the incredibly influential Impressionist movement, to whose principles of spontaneous plein air painting he remained faithful for the rest of his life. Close friend Impressionist artists Renoir and Pissarro, his desire for optical truth, primarily in the depiction of light, is represented by a series of canvases depicting the same object in different lighting conditions, and at different times of the day, such as “Haystacks” (1888), "The Poplars" (1891), "Rouen Cathedral" (1892) and "The River Thames" (1899). This method culminated in the famous Water Lilies series (among all the most famous landscapes), created from 1883 in his garden at Giverny. His last series monumental paintings of water lilies with shimmering flowers has been interpreted by several art historians and painters as an important precursor abstract art, and by others as the ultimate example of Monet's search for spontaneous naturalism.