The page presents the most famous paintings by Russian artists of the 19th century with names and descriptions

The diverse painting of Russian artists since the beginning of the 19th century attracts with its originality and versatility in the domestic fine arts. The masters of painting of that time never ceased to amaze with their unique approach to the subject and reverent attitude towards the feelings of people, to native nature. In the 19th century, portrait compositions with an amazing combination of an emotional image and an epically calm motif were often painted.

Canvases by Russian painters who are the most popular: Alexander Ivanov is a prominent representative of the biblical pictorial movement, telling us in colors about the episodes of the life of Jesus Christ. Karl Bryullov - a painter popular in his time, his direction history painting, portrait themes, romantic works.

Marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky, his paintings perfectly and one might say simply unsurpassedly reflect the beauty of the sea with transparent rolling waves, sea sunsets and sailboats.

The works of the famous Ilya Repin, who created genre and monumental works, reflecting the life of the people. Very picturesque and large-scale paintings by the artist Vasily Surikov, the description of Russian history is his direction, in which the artist emphasized the episodes in colors life path Russian people.

Each artist is unique, for example, the painterly master of fairy tales and epics, Viktor Vasnetsov, unique in his style - these are always rich and bright, romantic canvases, the heroes of which are all of us famous heroes folk tales. The artist Vasily Surikov’s paintings are very picturesque and large-scale, the description of Russian history is his direction, in which the artist emphasized in paint the episodes of the life path of the Russian people.

In Russian painting of the 19th century, such a trend as critical realism, emphasizing ridicule, satire and humor in the plots. Of course, this was a new trend, not every artist could afford it. Such artists as Pavel Fedotov and Vasily Perov decided in this direction

Landscape artists of that time also occupied their niche, among them Isaac Levitan, Alexey Savrasov, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Vasily Polenov, the young artist Fyodor Vasiliev, a picturesque master of the forest, forest glades with pine trees and birch trees with mushrooms, Ivan Shishkin. All of them colorfully and romantically reflected the beauty of Russian nature, the variety of forms and images of which is associated with the colossal potential of the surrounding world.

According to Levitan, in every note of Russian nature there is a unique colorful palette, hence the enormous freedom for creativity. Perhaps this is the mystery that the canvases created in the vast expanses of Russia stand out with a certain refined severity, but, at the same time, attract with an understated beauty, from which it is difficult to look away. Or Levitan’s painting Dandelions, which is not at all intricate and rather not flashy, seems to encourage the viewer to think and see the beauty in the simple.

The paintings of Russian artists are magnificent in craftsmanship and truly beautiful in perception, amazingly accurately reflecting the breath of their time, the unique character of the people and their desire for beauty. They cannot be forgotten by anyone who happened to see them in museums. Artists created in various genres, but all their works are imbued with a sense of the beautiful and eternal. Therefore, in our busy, high-speed age, when there is so little time, it is worth looking closely at one of these paintings, and you will find yourself in a cool oasis of calm, hope, joy and inspiration. Having rested your soul, you will be ready to continue your journey, washing away the layer of daily worries and unnecessary fuss. Each person can find in these works not only amazing color and elegance of lines, but also the answer to the question about the very meaning of life.

Born in Yoshkar-Ola in 1964. He graduated from the Kazan Aviation Institute, while studying there he continued to be interested in painting - a favorite pastime since childhood.

Without official diplomas art education, Sergey polished his skills on his own. Now Basov’s works are welcome guests in the famous capital’s Valentin Ryabov Gallery, and indispensable participants in International art salons in Central House Artist and Art Manege. The artist continues the tradition of Russian classical landscape painting paintings of the 19th century century. Art critics call Sergei Basov one of the best representatives of modern Russian realism, noting his impeccable taste, amazing poetic perception of the world and perfect painting technique. He is a member of the International Art Fund and the Professional Union of Artists.

There is no impressionistic transience or avant-garde delights in his works. There is only one charming simplicity, understandable and valuable at all times. Critics consider Basov one of the best representatives of modern Russian realism.

His landscapes are called “picturesque elegies.” In the most ordinary and simplest subjects - a lake lost in the forests, a nameless river, a grove on the edge of a field - he is able to open up to the viewer a whole world, rich in emotions and sensory sensations. Sergei Basov, at the same time, has long established himself as a mature painter, possessing an individual, original style of painting and an attentive, interested look at the world, observations of which he generously shares with others.

“...One of the best representatives of modern Russian realism, Sergei Basov has been actively working since the early 90s of the last century. Perfectly mastering painting technique, possessing impeccable taste and sense of style, he creates amazingly poetic works that invariably find a heartfelt response in the hearts of grateful viewers - people of very different tastes and views, very different from each other in their worldview and character. The pictorial world that the artist creates and in which he lives is, first of all, the nature that surrounds us. Ingenuous and even ordinary motifs chosen by the artist, such as forest lakes and streams, ravines, forest paths and country roads, are transformed into very subtle, reverent works, a kind of picturesque elegies. On numerous art exhibitions in capital and provincial cities you can see excellent works in a realistic, academic manner. And, of course, there is deep internal relationship between positive phenomena in contemporary Russian art and the revival of the country. Artist Sergei Basov makes his worthy contribution to this noble cause. The master's landscapes are valuable exhibits many private and corporate collections in Russia and abroad...” Many of our compatriots, going abroad for a long time, take away a piece of Russia captured in Basov’s landscapes as a gift to foreign friends or simply as a souvenir. The inexplicable beauty of the corners of Russian nature middle zone the artist conveys on his canvases in a subtle, lyrical manner, with amazing warmth and love.

The fates of artists at all times, for the most part, have always been filled with difficulties and suffering, unfavorability and rejection. But only true creators were able to overcome all the vicissitudes of life and achieve success. So for many years our contemporary had to go through thorns to world recognition, self-taught artist Sergei Basov.

What could be closer and dearer to a person than charming corners of nature? native land. And wherever we are, on a subconscious level we strive for them with all our souls. Apparently this is why landscapes in the works of painters touch the heartstrings of almost every viewer so much. And that’s why the works of Sergei Basov, who passed through artistic vision, who inspired and imbued every square centimeter of his creation with lyrics.

A little about the artist

Sergey Basov (born 1964) comes from the city of Yoshkar-Ola. As a child, he was a very enthusiastic and inquisitive child who dreamed of becoming a pilot and was excellent at drawing, and not only airplanes. And when he grew up, he made a choice in favor of aviation - he graduated from the Kazan Aviation Institute. But it was not Sergei’s destiny to fly - his health had let him down, and the medical board categorically vetoed it.

And then Basov had to agree to the position of aviation engineer. And in free time began to take painting seriously. But despite his excellent natural talent, the future artist was slightly lacking in academic knowledge and professional skills in craftsmanship.

And one day he decided to radically change his destiny: Sergei ended his career as an engineer and submitted documents to the Cheboksary “hudgraf”. However, representatives admissions committee, although they recognized the extraordinary artistic gift of the applicant Basov, his documents were not accepted. The argument put forward was very compelling for those times: “We accept only graduates art schools» . And the aspiring artist had no choice but to independently master both the basics of painting and its academic part, and learn the secrets of painting through the works of the great geniuses of the 19th century.

So it happened in life that he remained self-taught, as they said in the old days - a “nugget”, having an artistic gift truly from God. And to be honest, such masters have had a difficult time in Rus' throughout the centuries. So Sergei was not very spoiled by fate. So, throughout the 90s, Basov had to collaborate only with galleries in Kazan, since Moscow did not want to deal with a master who had no education and an illustrious name.

But, as they say, water wears away stones, and little by little the capital also submitted to the talented painter. Since 1998, Sergei’s paintings began to appear in international Moscow salons. And orders from foreign art lovers and connoisseurs were not long in coming. And then fame came to the artist and world recognition.

Lyricism and hyperrealism in the work of a self-taught artist

Few people are left indifferent by the majestic native Russian corners of nature, frozen in time on the artist’s canvases. And Basov lays the foundation of each work on traditional classics landscape painting 19th century. And he adds more sunlight and a harmonious combination of colors in the air space, as well as the quiet joy that arises from contemplation and perception of the extraordinary beauty of the majestic Russian nature.

Over the past twenty years, Sergei Basov has been a participant in numerous collective and personal exhibitions. He is a member of the International Art Fund and the Professional Union of Artists. And no one reproaches the master for the fact that he is self-taught and an artist without a famous name.

Many viewers associate the master’s works with the works of the famous landscape painter Ivan Shishkin. Sergei himself, talking about himself, says: “I am a Mari, born in Yoshkar-Ola, and spent my childhood with my grandmother in the village. There are many lakes with steep banks, 30-50 meters deep. You can write about our lakes at any time of the day, and they will always be new. It’s always like this in nature: it is both constant and instantly changeable. I like both something subtle and something epic about her...”

The painter seemed to spiritualize each of his canvases and glorify in it the extraordinary power of the natural elements. By carefully looking at the image and listening to your feelings, you can even notice how the leaves are shaking in the wind, hear the whistle of a cricket and the chirping of a grasshopper, the splash of a river, and with your sense of smell catch the subtlest coniferous smell of a pine forest.

His painting can be fully called poetic, where the artist inspired and with great love imbued every tree, every blade of grass with subtle lyricism, subordinating the entire picture to a harmonious sound.

But most of all I admire the painter’s hyper-realistic style of painting. The meticulously detailed details delight even the most experienced viewer. And the artist in his paintings masterfully reflects all seasons and all times of day, noting all the nuances associated with changes in natural cyclical time.

) 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 16-year contract with the artist. 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 the best traditions of the classical Russian school of 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 modern era pictures high resolution and the rise of hyperrealism creativity Philip Barlow(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. There is 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 British artist Neil Simone (Neil Simone) everything is not as it seems at first glance. “For me, the world around me is a series of fragile and constantly 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

Published: March 26, 2018

This list famous landscape painters was compiled by our editor Neil Collins, MA, LL.B. It represents his personal opinion of the ten 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.

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

In tenth place there are two American artist.

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 imbued much of his landscape art with great feeling and an obvious romantic splendor.

Famous landscapes of Thomas Cole:

- "View of the Catskills - Early autumn"(1837), oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum, New York

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

Frederic Edwin Church

Frederic Edwin Church: Cole's student, Church perhaps surpassed his teacher in monumental romantic panoramas, each of which conveyed some spirituality of nature. Church painted impressive views of the natural landscapes of the entire American continent from Labrador to the Andes.

Famous landscapes of Frederic 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 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-French 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 he is not very popular, but is still considered one of the greatest representatives of 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. His most magnificent scenic views, river scenes and landscapes with calm livestock, show majestic serenity and masterful handling bright light(early morning or evening sun) in the Italian style is a sign of Klodeev's great influence. 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 of an ideal day, with an all-encompassing sense of stillness and security, 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 nevertheless ranks among the world's most popular landscapes. 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 unusually generous person, who spent most 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, New York

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

No. 5 Jacob van Ruisdael (1628-1682)

The work of Jacob Van Ruisdael, now considered the greatest of all Dutch realist landscape painters, had an enormous influence on later European landscape art, despite the fact that during his lifetime he was less popular than the Italian style painters. His subjects included windmills, rivers, forests, fields, beaches and seascapes depicted with an unusually exciting feeling, using bold shapes, dense colors and energetic thick strokes, instead of the usual focus on tone. Jacob, a student of his uncle Salomon van Ruisdael, in turn taught the famous Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709), and greatly admired English masters such as Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable, as well as members of the Barbizon School.

Famous landscapes of Jacob van Ruisdael:

- “Landscape with Shepherds and Farmers” (1665), oil on canvas, Uffizi Gallery

- “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, draughtsman 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, 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 was particularly influential 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

No. 3 John Constable (1776-1837)

He ranks alongside Turner as one of the finest English landscape painters, not least because of his exceptional ability to recreate colour, climate and rural landscape romantic English countryside, and also because of its pioneering role in the development of plein air art. In contrast to Turner's distinctly interpretive style, John Constable focused on nature, painting the landscapes of Suffolk and Hampstead that he knew so well. However, his spontaneous, fresh compositions were often careful reconstructions that owed much to his close study Dutch realism, as well as Italianized works in the spirit of Claude Lorrain. Renowned artist Henry Fusli once commented that Constable's lifelike, naturalistic depictions always made him call for their protection!

Famous landscapes of John Constable:

- "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. A close friend of the 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 conditions lighting, and different times of the day, such as “Haystacks” (1888), “Polars” (1891), “ Rouen Cathedral"(1892) and "River Thames" (1899). This method culminated in the famous "Water Lilies" series (among all the most famous landscapes), created since 1883 in his garden in Giverny. His last series of monumental drawings of water lilies with shimmering flowers have been interpreted by several art historians and painters as an important precursor to abstract art, and by others as supreme example Monet's search for spontaneous naturalism.