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Levitan's painting “Lake. Russia is a late work of the artist. He wrote it in the last year of his life. The canvas is considered unfinished, but nevertheless it is recognized as one of the best works of the author. It was presented at a posthumous exhibition organized in Moscow and rightfully earned positive reviews from critics.
Creation and Description
"Lake. Russia" is considered one of the largest paintings of the artist. In addition, it echoes other of his later works, primarily with the famous canvas "Above Eternal Peace". In both cases, the author devoted the main part of the composition to the image of a large lake with a beautiful church on the shore. Levitan used several sketches for his latest work: a large, carefully crafted draft kept in Nizhny Novgorod and a small sample preserved in a private Moscow collection.
Painting “Lake. Russia”, like most of the artist’s works, is dedicated to depicting Russian nature. On the far bank there is an autumn forest, wide fields and a white church. In the sky, Levitan wrote out bizarre clouds in a light blue sky. This beautiful scenery is reflected in the water, highlighting the beauty and majesty of the countryside.
Reviews
Work “Lake. Rus was very highly acclaimed by critics. The well-known art critic V. Manin noted that this canvas marks a new stage in the development of Russian painting. He noted the artist's desire to capture the changeability of the world, the play of colors, the movement of air. According to him, Levitan moved away from focusing on the storyline and completely concentrated on conveying feelings and experiences from the contemplation of nature. Manin noted that the scale of the image was combined with a sensitive perception of the surrounding world.
Features and meaning
One of the most famous landscape painters was I. Levitan. "Lake. Russia" was the result of his many years of searching in the image of his native country. That is why traces of alterations and processing are visible on the canvas. The size and wide scope of the landscape perspective is filled with philosophical meaning. At the same time, the fact that the plot is almost completely copied from nature, in contrast to the previous works of the author, is indicative. The artist made only minor changes, trying to most fully and reliably reproduce all the features of nature. Painting “Lake. Russia” is distinguished by the absence of a compositional structure, like other paintings by the artist. It consists of sketches taken from other works, which are connected into one whole by the general feeling of the author. In this canvas, the mood of silence and tranquility so characteristic of the author is expressed by landscape means: the surface of the water, sunlight, transparent air.
Picture, summing up creativityLevitan, at the same time opens a new stage in Russian painting. The manner in which this composition is made is reminiscent of the French Impressionist school, which set the tone for European art at the turn of the century. The latest work of the master proves that Russian artists, following this new trend, filled the style with a special philosophical meaning.
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