Mentors A.M. Gerasimov, a remarkable Soviet artist, were the greatest Russian painters turn of the XIX century and 20th centuries - A E Arkhipov, N. A. Kasatkin, K. A. Korovin. From them he borrowed a broad sketch style of painting, a bold brushstroke, and a rich (although often rough) coloring. First of all, Gerasimov considered himself a portrait painter, although he often turned to landscape painting.
One of bright examples Gerasimov’s landscape painting is “After the Rain,” painted in 1914. In the picture we see very little: a table, a vase of flowers and a mug on it, and part of the gazebo in which the artist is located. And, despite such a simple composition, the picture attracts attention. How? She conveys mood mainly through color and light. Cold tones and watery reflections on wood - this only happens after rain. The artist saw this and presented it to the viewer. A carelessly overturned glass also indicates that it has rained. Most likely, someone was in the gazebo, but due to the surprise of the weather, they hastened to take refuge in the house. It's amazing how one small detail allows the viewer to speculate and come up with their own story. Thus, Gerasimov’s canvas is even more interesting.
The color scheme of the picture, as was said, corresponds to the general mood. When painting trees, not only cold green colors are used, but even blue and black colors. The texture of the varnish table is also well shown, on the wet surface of which there is a whole riot of colors.
From such little things and details, the artist creates a picture, and the viewer, in turn, has a mood and impression. We can safely say that Gerasimov is a master of his craft.
Second version of the essay:
Plan
1. Genre of the painting
2. Description of the painting:
a) wet terrace;
b) garden after rain;
c) color scheme of the painting
3. The mood that the picture creates
A. Gerasimov’s painting “After the Rain” can be considered both as a still life (image of a vase with flowers on the table), and as a landscape (description of a garden), and as genre scene without people. The artist was so inspired by the view from the terrace after the rain that the painting was painted in three hours.
The artist managed to capture the atmosphere after the rain. Looking at the picture, we smell wet leaves and humidity in the air. It's amazing how Gerasimov was able to paint wet surfaces. There are raindrops on everything we see. Apparently the summer rain ended recently, because the water did not have time to dry out. But rays are already breaking through the foliage bright sun. Its highlights are well defined using light colors.
When the painter was working on his canvas, he stood at the back of the terrace. Therefore, in the foreground there is a view of the terrace after the rain. On the side there is a table on which stands a vase of flowers and an overturned glass. He probably capsized from strong impulse winds before a thunderstorm. The bench and floor glisten with moisture in the bright sunlight.
In the background, an old garden is depicted, which is saturated with moisture and freshness. For him, the artist chose greenish, emerald, light green, calm, dim colors. The moisture effect is created by silvery tones.
Our gaze is directed into the distance of the garden, thanks to the artist’s skillful combination of dark colors in the foreground, bright colors in the middle and very light colors in the background.
Gerasimov managed not only to convey the beauty of the moment, but also to create an upbeat mood. Everyone who looks at the picture admires the purity and freshness of nature and feels cool. It seems that if you touch something, it will leave a wet mark on your hand.
Gerasimov wrote for his creative life There are many paintings, but the painting “After the Rain” was one of my favorites.
Gerasimov's painting After the Rain is one of best works artist.
To understand Gerasimov’s painting After the Rain ( Wet terrace) it’s worth first recalling a few historical facts.
In 1881, on July 31 in the city of Kozlov, in merchant family, Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov was born. One of famous artists of his era, Gerasimov in his youth was seriously interested in impressionism, but historical processes the beginning of the 20th century completely changed his views.
The revolution in Russia and the subsequent construction of communism made the artist an ardent follower of the new movement - socialist realism. It should be noted that it was in socialist realism that Gerasimov fully revealed himself as an artist. His paintings were considered canonical in the USSR during the Stalin era.
The personal artist of the leader of all nations, Gerasimov painted many paintings of Stalin, Lenin, and Voroshilov himself. After Khrushchev came to power, Gerasimov lost his status as the Kremlin’s personal painter.
However, in the artist’s series of works there are not only paintings of leaders and canvases glorifying socialism.
One of the author’s outstanding works, the painting After the Rain, was painted by Gerasimov after he left the capital and went to hometown. It is so different from the rest of the artist’s work that it undoubtedly deserves a separate discussion.
According to the memoirs of Gerasimov’s sister, the artist was shocked by what he saw of the garden. It was impossible not to capture this state of nature, the palette of colors, the fragrance of the air on canvas. After the rain, everything around was transformed and the artist immediately asked his assistant, Dmitry Panin, for brushes and paint. The canvas itself was created in a few hours, with that amazing speed that speaks of the explosion of emotions in the author.
Changing everything around, the wet gazebo, the casting of trees, all this in the hands of the artist acquired a different meaning. Even in his youth, nature, rain, and wind attracted Gerasimov with their natural beauty, and now all this is embodied in the painting After the Rain.
Gerasimov’s whole life led him to this picture, even if it doesn’t sound pretentious, but it was the wet terrace after the rain that helped him create his best creation. In the images of the painting there is lightness, emotions of the author, purity of thoughts. The technique of execution predetermined the artistic content.
IN Soviet history There are not many works of art comparable to the painting After the Rain in terms of its colorfulness and execution.
The artist himself, recalling his life and his canvases, believed that it was the best that came out of his brush.
Preparation for an essay based on the painting by A.M. Gerasimova “After the Rain” The presentation was made by a teacher of Russian language and literature from MBOU secondary school No. 17 a. Psebe Pashchenko S.N.
Objectives: to introduce students to a work of Russian painting of the early 20th century; collect the materials necessary to write an essay; contribute to enriching students’ speech, expanding their horizons by familiarizing themselves with works of art
Let's review Genres of painting Portrait Still life landscape Types of texts Narration Description Reasoning
Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov
Family portrait of A.M. Gerasimov was born into a merchant family in Kozlov (now Michurinsk), and studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Portrait painter, landscape painter, master of thematic painting. People's Artist USSR, full member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Doctor of Art History.
By 1935, having painted many portraits of V.I. Lenin, I.V. Stalin and other Soviet leaders, A.M. Gerasimov, tired of the struggle for official recognition and success, went to rest in his home and beloved city of Kozlov. This is where the “Wet Terrace” was created.
The history of the creation of the painting “After the Rain” I made the sketch in two hours. It happened like this: I was painting a group portrait of my family on the terrace. The sun was hot, scattering bright spots across the greenery. And suddenly clouds rolled in. A gusty wind, tearing off rose petals and scattering them on the table, knocked over a glass of water. The rain poured down, and my family disappeared into the house. And I was overcome with unexpected delight. From fresh greenery and sparkling streams of water that flooded the table with a bouquet of roses, the bench and the floorboards. Fortunately, I had a stretcher with a canvas at hand, and I feverishly began to paint. There was no need to rearrange or add anything - everything that was in front of my eyes was so beautiful.
Conversation about the painting What is shown in the painting? What genre would you classify the painting by A.M. Gerasimova? By what details of the picture do we guess that it has just rained? Did the artist manage to convey the feeling of freshness after the rain? The painting has two titles. Why do you think? Which title more accurately conveys the author's intention? What type of text will your essay be classified as? A. M. Gerasimova “After the rain (Wet terrace)”
Describe what you see. Round table, a bouquet of flowers in a jug, carved table legs, an overturned glass, the shine of wet surfaces, shadows from objects.
Vocabulary work. Summer rain; everything is filled with moisture; everything shines; fresh, rain-washed foliage; in the foreground and background; Roses flame in the glass decanter; wet shine, dim sunlight; there are also lines from the poem by A.Ya. Yashin; overturned glass; through the thick green foliage you can see the roof of heaven; I feel the freshness of the air and the silence; te rra asa, per rila.
A. Yashin After the rain The rain passed along the garden path. Drops hang on the branches like earrings. If you touch a birch tree, it will perk up and laugh. He will laugh until he bursts into tears. The rain rustled across the wide meadow. Even the flowers were surprised at each other: In the cups of the leaves, on each blade of grass There was a little light, a piece of silver.
Syntax. Punctuation. Write down the sentences, place punctuation marks: I remember the lines from the poem by A.Ya. Yashin After the rain Drops on the branches hang like earrings In the cups of the leaves on each blade of grass there is a sparkle of silver. Everything shines in the foreground, the railing, the bench, the floor on the terrace and the table top. The roses are flaming in the glass decanter, and raindrops are also hanging on them. There is a damp shine and dim sunlight all around, and you can clearly feel the freshness of the air and the silence of the moment that comes immediately after the rain.
Test yourself I remember the lines from A. Ya. Yashin’s poem “After the Rain”: “Drops hang on the branches like earrings”, “In the cups of the leaves, on each blade of grass there is a little light, a piece of silver.” Everything shines in the foreground: the railing, the bench, the floor on the terrace and the table top. The roses are flaming in the glass decanter, and raindrops are also hanging on them. There is a damp shine and dim sunlight all around, and you can clearly feel the freshness of the air and the silence of the moment that comes immediately after the rain.
An excerpt from L.N. Tolstoy’s story “Adolescence” “But the rain becomes finer; the cloud begins to divide into wavy clouds, brighten in the place where the sun should be, and through the grayish-white edges of the cloud a piece of clear azure is barely visible. A minute later, a timid ray of sun is already shining in the puddles of the road. I feel an inexpressibly gratifying feeling of hope in life. My soul smiles just like refreshed, cheerful nature. I lean out of the chaise and greedily drink in the fragrant air. Everything is wet and shines in the sun, as if covered with varnish. I can’t sit in the chaise, I run to the bushes, tear the wet branches of the blossoming bird cherry, hit myself in the face with them and revel in their wonderful smell.”
Let's select synonyms to avoid repetitions. Painting - canvas, landscape Artist - painter, landscape painter Drew - depicted, showed
Color and mood Color in a painting has great value. Using color, the artist creates an image, conveys his attitude towards the hero, and evokes a certain mood. We see soft, calm colors: light green and dark green, pinkish-yellow, burgundy tones. These combinations create a summer mood. The silver tint on all items gives a feeling of coolness. The artist loves his garden very much, native nature. He likes to depict changes in nature.
Approximate plan 1. Before us is A. M. Gerasimov’s painting “After the Rain.” 2. Wet terrace. 3. Garden after the rain. 4. Color of the picture. 5. The mood that the picture creates.
"After the Rain" is one of the best landscapes artist Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov. Like others, this picture is distinguished by its simplicity, clarity and festivity. A heavy summer rain has just passed. He left his marks on everything. The bushes and trees were saturated with moisture. Fresh, rain-washed foliage glistens on wet branches. “Drops hang on the branches like earrings,” wrote the poet A. Ya. Yashin. And I also remember the lines from his poem “After the Rain”: “In the cups of the leaves, on each blade of grass there is a little light, a piece of silver.” Everything glitters: the roof of the barn, in the distance, in the background, and what is in the foreground: the railing, the bench, the floor on the terrace, the table top. Everything reminds of the raging elements. There is still a lot of water on all these items. The roses are flaming in the glass decanter, and raindrops are also hanging on them. And next to it lies an overturned glass: it’s clear that the rain was heavy. There is a damp shine all around, dim sunlight breaking through the parting clouds, and you can clearly feel the freshness of the air and the silence of that moment that came immediately after the rain.
Homework Write a draft essay
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
Literature: Russian language. 6th grade. Textbook For general education institutions. At 2 o'clock /(M.T. Baranov, T.A. Ladyzhenskaya, L.T. Trostentsova and others; scientific editor. N.M. Shansky) - M.: Education, 20013. Khodyakova L.A. The use of painting in teaching the Russian language. - M.: Enlightenment. 1983 Internet resources: Russian general education portal. Collection: MHC. Gerasimov A.M. - http://artclassic.edu.ru/catalog.asp?ob_no=%2016527 template - http://whynotra.moy.su/_nw/14/15329.jpg Paintings by A.M. Gerasimov: http://www .amgerasimov.michmuzei.ru/paints/ger00avtoportret.jpg http://artclassic.edu.ru/attach.asp?a_no=6487 http://artclassic.edu.ru/attach.asp?a_no=6457 http:// www.amgerasimov.michmuzei.ru/paints/ger04tropinka.jpg http://www.tstu.ru/win/kultur/kul_img/mus_img/ger_img/terrasa.jpg House Museum - http://www.tstu.ru/ win/kultur/kul_img/mus_img/ger_img/terr.jpg After the rain - http://www.e1.ru/fun/photo/view_pic.php/p//view.pic
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Summary of a Russian language lesson in 6th grade.
Teacher – Svetlana Nikolaevna Pashchenko, MBOU secondary school No. 17 a. Psebe
Subject : “Preparation for an essay based on the painting by A. M. Gerasimov “After the Rain (Wet Terrace).”
Goals
educational: get to know short biography artist, teach to “read” a picture, collect working materials for an essay;
developing : develop oral and written coherent speech, creativity and emotional sphere, interest in painting, expand vocabulary, build skills collaboration in a group;
educational : to cultivate a feeling of love for nature, native land.
Lesson type : speech development lesson
Technology : lesson-workshop
Forms of organization of cognitive activity:individual, frontal, group (guys work in a group)
Equipment : presentation; reproduction of the painting “After the Rain”, portrait of the artist, easel, brushes, paints, audio recording “Thunderstorm. Calm. Joyful singing of birds”, handout – an excerpt from L. N. Tolstoy’s story “Adolescence”, textbook, explanatory and spelling dictionaries.
Progress of the lesson.
1. Opening remarks teachers.
Hello guys. You are in an artist's studio. What do you see here? (Easel, paints, sketches, canvases...) With their help, the artist creates a picture, a real miracle that lives and delights us for centuries. Today you and I will also try ourselves in the role of artists, but not ordinary ones, but artists whose instrument is the word.
2. Appeal to the emotional and visual memory of children. Induction.
Please close your eyes. Listen to the recordings.
(The recording “Thunderstorm. Calm. Joyful singing of birds” is turned on.)
What picture did you present? Tell me.
Do you like summer rain? Imagine that you went outside after a thunderstorm. What did you see? What did you feel? (Exchange impressions.) So today you and I will prepare for an essay based on the painting by A. M. Gerasimov “After the Rain (Wet Terrace)” (Slide 1) and talk about what the artist A. M. Gerasimov saw after the rain, when he went out onto his terrace.
Let's repeat. What genres of painting do you know? What types of text? (slide 3)
Are you interested in learning about the artist and how this painting came about?
3. A story about the artist and his painting. (slides 4-7)
A.M. Gerasimov was born into a merchant family in Kozlov (now Michurinsk), and studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Portrait painter, landscape painter, master of thematic painting. People's Artist of the USSR, full member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Doctor of Art History.
The artist A. M. Gerasimov lived in Moscow for a long time and was a Kremlin painter: he painted pictures of the leaders Stalin, Lenin, and other leaders of the country. But soon he moves to his hometown of Kozlov (now the city of Michurinsk, Tambov region). He loved his house and garden very much. He especially liked to watch nature during or after rain. His sister recalled that he was once shocked by the sight of their garden after a heavy summer rainstorm. The artist shouted to his assistant to quickly give him a brush and palette. So in three hours the painting “After the Rain” was created, which Gerasimov considered one of his best paintings.
What interesting things did you hear about the artist and his painting? (The painting “After the Rain” was created in three hours!)
4. Formulation of the topic and objectives of the lesson.
An artist works with paints, and in our studio we will work with words. Tell me, what can you come up with from words? Right. Phrases, sentences, text. What kind of text can you write about the painting? (Story, essay.) Formulate the topic of the lesson. (“Preparation for an essay based on A. M. Gerasimov’s painting “After the Rain.”)
What do you think it means to write an essay based on a painting?
Understand the artist's intention. Trace how the artist realized his plan in the painting (composition, color scheme). Convey your attitude towards what is depicted on the canvas, your thoughts, feelings.
How to prepare for an essay?
You need to collect the necessary words, phrases, sentences to make a good text; make an essay plan. Then it will be easier for us to write it.
So you said the objectives of our lesson. Tell me, why did we sit in groups?
We will work together, listen to each other and help each other.
Right. But don’t rush to take someone else’s, maybe your option is also good, because the motto of our workshop is “You are all capable!”
5. Lexical work. Deconstruction.
Highlight keywords in the title of the picture. Write them down in a column. Rain, terrace, wet. Explain the word "terrace". You can look up the meaning of the word in explanatory dictionary. (Summer open (without walls) extension to a house or building.) Pay attention to how this word is spelled.
Is it possible to see terraces in our area?
Terraces are built in middle lane Russia, in the south, but here, in the north, there are verandas next to houses.
Find synonyms for the words “rain”, “wet”. (Reading synonyms aloud.) Why do you need to choose them? To avoid repetitions. Choose adjectives for the nouns “terrace”, “rain”. Adjectives enrich the content of the sentence with which we will compose the text.
6. Re-examination of the picture. Deconstruction and socialization (slide 8)
What is shown in the picture?
What genre would you classify the painting by A.M. Gerasimova?
By what details of the picture do we guess that it has just rained?
Did the artist manage to convey the feeling of freshness after the rain?
The painting has two titles. Why do you think? Which title more accurately conveys the author's intention?
What type of text will your essay be classified as?
Describe what you see (slide 9)A round table, a bouquet of flowers in a jug, carved table legs, an overturned glass, the shine of wet surfaces, shadows from objects.
7. Let’s do vocabulary work (slide 10): Writing in notebooks
Summer rain; everything is drunk o moisture; everything shines; fresh, washed shower of foliage; on the front in the background; the flames are burning in the glass fine roses; wet shine, naya bright sunlight; vsp about m and I find lines from the poem about creations of A.Ya. Yashin; def about a thrown glass; through the thick green foliage you can see the roof of heaven; I feel fresh there is air and silence and on; te rra asa, per rila.
8. Referring to additional sources. Gap. (slide 11)
Both poets and writers - masters of words - write about what happens in nature after rain. Listen to one poem (read by heart by a trained student). What do the poem and the painting have in common? This is a poem by the poet A. Yashin “After the Rain”. It's in your textbook. Which unusual words found by the poet to more clearly show changes in nature? Compare with your text to see if you have any unusual words. In the group, look at which words from the poem fit our picture. Write them out. Consider whether there are artistic means here. (“Drops on the branches hang like earrings” - simile, “In the cups of leaves, on each blade of grass there is a little light, a piece of silver” - metaphor.) What is the role of these artistic means? Can these lines be used in an essay? How to arrange this?
Syntax. Punctuation. Let's make sentences and write them down in a notebook, check what we've written. (slides 12-13)
- I remember the lines from A.Ya. Yashin’s poem “After the Rain”: “Drops hang on the branches like earrings”, “In the cups of the leaves, on each blade of grass there is a light, a piece of silver.”
- Everything shines in the foreground: the railing, the bench, the floor on the terrace and the table top.
- The roses are flaming in the glass decanter, and raindrops are also hanging on them.
- There is a damp shine and dim sunlight all around, and you can clearly feel the freshness of the air and the silence of the moment that comes immediately after the rain.
Here is an excerpt from L.N. Tolstoy’s story “Adolescence”. Read it expressively (slide 14):
“But the rain is getting shallower; the cloud begins to divide into wavy clouds, brighten in the place where the sun should be, and through the grayish-white edges of the cloud a piece of clear azure is barely visible. A minute later, a timid ray of sun is already shining in the puddles of the road. I feel an inexpressibly gratifying feeling of hope in life. My soul smiles just like refreshed, cheerful nature. I lean out of the chaise and greedily drink in the fragrant air. Everything is wet and shines in the sun, as if covered with varnish. I can’t sit in the chaise, I run to the bushes, tear the wet branches of the blossoming bird cherry, hit myself in the face with them and revel in their wonderful smell.”
What kind of mood does spring rain create in Tolstoy's hero?
Are your feelings that you experience when looking at the picture similar to the feelings of the hero?
Find those combinations that can be used in your essay.
Pay attention to what amazing words masters of words find in order to show the picture more expressively and more accurately express the feelings of the characters. Let's learn this skill.
Let's select synonyms to avoid repetitions (slide 15)
- Painting - canvas, landscape
- Artist - painter, landscape painter
- Drew - depicted, showed
9. Discussion of ways to analyze the picture.
What first caught your eye when you looked at the painting? (Terrace.) So, how best to describe the picture? (First the foreground, then the background.)
What else are we talking about when we describe an artist’s painting? (About the colors the artist used)
Why are paintings created? (The artist wants to say with his painting how beautiful our land is. We, the viewers, enjoy the created images and are imbued with a good mood.)
Right. This means that in the essay you also need to express your mood.
10. Talk about the color scheme of the painting. (slide 16)
What colors did the artist use? Write it down in your notebook. Speak up in the group and say it out loud.
Why did the artist use these particular colors?
Color in a painting is of great importance. Using color, the artist creates an image, conveys his attitude towards the hero, and evokes a certain mood. We see soft, calm colors: light green and dark green, pinkish-yellow, burgundy tones. These combinations create a summer mood. The silver tint on all items gives a feeling of coolness.
What can you say about the artist - the author of the picture? (He loves his garden and his native nature very much. He likes to depict changes in nature.)
11. Talk about the mood of the audience (students).
Look carefully at the picture again. Do you like her? How? What mood does it create? What are your feelings? Write down 1-2 sentences.
12. Making a plan. Socialization. (slide 17)
How will we arrange the material that you have collected? Make your plan. Then discuss them as a group and select the best ones. Read them out loud. (The plan might be something like this:
1. Before us is a painting by A. M. Gerasimov “After the Rain”.
2. Wet terrace.
3. Garden after the rain.
4. Color of the picture.
5. The mood that the picture creates.
13. Compilation of text. Reconstruction.
Tell me, can we compose the text now? Compose your text based on the available material. Then read it to the group. Discuss. Decide whose texts are better. We will be happy to listen to them. Good luck to you! Remember: you are all capable!
14. Listening to the best texts, group performances. Evaluation of other groups. Advertising. (slide 18)
What did you like about the essay? Lucky moments?
What needs to be added?
15. Homework. (slide 19)
Supplement the text with notes from a notebook, figurative means, individual impressions and write a draft essay.
16. Reflection.
What did you learn today?
What discovery did you make today?
What's your mood?
Did you enjoy working as a group?
Which of your comrades surprised you? How?
What didn't work out very well group work? Why do you think?
List of used literature.
1.Russian language. 6th grade. Textbook For general education institutions. At 2 o'clock /(M.T. Baranov, T.A. Ladyzhenskaya, L.T. Trostentsova and others; scientific editor. N.M. Shansky) - M.: Education, 20013.
Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov
After the rain (Wet terrace)
Oil on canvas. 78 x 85
State Tretyakov Gallery,
Moscow.
By 1935, having painted many portraits of V.I. Lenin, I.V. Stalin and other Soviet leaders, A.M. Gerasimov became one of the greatest masters of socialist realism. Tired of the struggle for official recognition and success, he went to rest in his home and beloved city of Kozlov. This is where the “Wet Terrace” was created.
The artist’s sister recalled how the painting was painted. Her brother was literally shocked by the appearance of their garden after one unusually heavy rain. “There was a fragrance of freshness in nature. The water lay in a whole layer on the foliage, on the floor of the gazebo, on the bench and sparkled, creating an extraordinary picturesque chord. And further, behind the trees, the sky cleared and turned white.
Mitya, hurry up and get the palette! - Alexander shouted to his assistant Dmitry Rodionovich Panin. The painting, which my brother called “Wet Terrace,” appeared with lightning speed - it was painted within three hours. Our modest garden gazebo with a corner of the garden received poetic expression under my brother’s brush.”
At the same time, the picture that arose spontaneously was not painted by chance. Picturesque motif Nature refreshed by the rain attracted the artist even during his years of study at the School of Painting. He was good at wet objects, roofs, roads, grass. Alexander Gerasimov, perhaps without even realizing it, was heading towards this painting for many years and latently I wanted to see with my own eyes what we now see on the canvas. Otherwise, he could simply not pay attention to the rain-drenched terrace.
There is no strain in the film, no rewritten parts or invented plot. It was truly written in one breath, as fresh as the breath of green leaves washed by rain. The image captivates with its spontaneity; the artist’s lightness of feelings is visible in it.
The artistic effect of the painting was largely predetermined by the high painting technique based on reflexes. “Lush reflections of garden greenery fell on the terrace, pinkish and blue reflections fell on the wet surface of the table. The shadows are colorful, even multicolored. The reflections on the moisture-covered boards are cast in silver. The artist used glazes, applying new layers of paint on top of the dried layer - translucent and transparent, like varnish. On the contrary, some details, such as garden flowers, are painted impasto, emphasized by textured strokes. A major, elevated note is brought into the picture by backlighting, the technique of lighting from behind, point-blank, the crowns of trees are somewhat reminiscent of flickering stained glass windows” (Kuptsov I. A. Gerasimov. After the Rain // Young artist. 1988. No. 3. P. 17.).
In Russian painting of the Soviet period there are few works where the state of nature would be so expressively conveyed. I believe this is best picture A. M. Gerasimova. The artist lived long life, wrote many canvases on different subjects, for which he received many awards and prizes, but at the end of the journey, looking back on what he had passed, he considered this work to be the most significant.
Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov is a prominent representative of socialist realism in painting. He became famous for his portraits depicting party leaders. But there are also very lyrical works in his work, landscapes, still lifes, images of Russian life. Thanks to them, “After the Rain” is known today (description of the painting, history of creation, expressiveness) - this is the topic of this article.
curriculum vitae
Gerasimov A.M. born into the family of a merchant from the city of Kozlov (modern Michurinsk) in the Tambov region on August 12, 1881. He spent his childhood and youth in this town; he loved to come here even when he became a famous artist.
From 1903 to 1915 he studied at the Moscow art school, immediately after the end of which he was mobilized to the front, the First world war. From 1918 to 1925, the artist lived and worked in his hometown, and then returned to Moscow, joined the artists’ association and a few years later became its president.
Gerasimov A.M. survived periods of ups and downs, was loved by the artist Stalin, received large number professional awards and titles. And during the time of Khrushchev he fell out of favor.
The artist died in 1963, 3 weeks before his 82nd birthday.
The artist's creative path
Gerasimov studied with major painters late XIX- early 20th centuries - K.A. Korovina, A.E. Arkhipova, At the Beginning creative path He painted mainly pictures of folk life, depicting Russian nature with its modest and touching beauty. During this period, the following were created: “The rye was mowed down” (1911), “Heat” (1912), “Bouquet of flowers. Window" (1914).
IN Soviet era the artist turned to Gerasimov, who discovered a talent for capturing amazingly accurately characteristic features, achieving a great portrait resemblance. Gradually, high-ranking people, party leaders and leaders began to predominate among the heroes of his paintings: Lenin, Stalin, Voroshilov and others. His paintings are distinguished by a solemn mood and are not without some poster pathos.
By the mid-30s of the 20th century, the artist became largest representative socialist realism in painting. In 1935, he left for his hometown to take a break from work and spend time with his family. It was in Kozlov that A.M. wrote. Gerasimov “After the Rain” is a painting that brought him fame as a wonderful landscape painter.
During the years of Stalin's rule, Gerasimov held responsible leadership positions. Headed the Moscow branch of the Union of Artists, the Association Soviet artists, Academy of Arts of the USSR.
The history of the painting “After the Rain” by Gerasimov
The artist’s sister once told about the history of the painting’s creation. The family was relaxing on the terrace of their home when it suddenly began to rain heavily. But Alexander Mikhailovich did not hide from him, as the rest of the household did. He was shocked by how the drops of water that had accumulated on the leaves, on the floor, on the table shimmered different colors how fresh and clear the air became, how, having hit the ground like a shower, the sky began to brighten and clear. He ordered a palette to be brought to him and in just three hours he created a landscape stunning in its expressiveness. The artist Gerasimov called this painting “After the Rain.”
However, the landscape, painted so quickly and swiftly, was not accidental in the artist’s work. Even while studying at school, he loved to depict wet objects: roads, plants, roofs of houses. He managed to convey glare of light, bright, rain-washed colors. Perhaps A.M. has been going to this landscape for many years. Gerasimov. “After the Rain” was the result of creative quests in this direction. If there were no such background, we would not have seen the painting being described.
A.M. Gerasimov “After the Rain”: description of the painting
The plot of the picture is surprisingly simple and laconic. A corner of a wooden terrace, a bouquet of flowers on a round dining table and lush green foliage making up the background. By the shine of the wooden surfaces, the viewer understands that heavy rain has recently stopped. But moisture does not create a feeling of dampness and discomfort. On the contrary, it seems that the rain muffled the summer heat and filled the space with freshness.
It feels like the painting was created in one go. There is no strain or heaviness in it. She absorbed the artist’s mood: light, peaceful. The greenery of the trees and flowers in the bouquet are written slightly carelessly. But the viewer easily forgives the artist for this, realizing that he was in a hurry to catch this wonderful moment of harmony with nature.
Expressive means
This landscape (A.M. Gerasimov “After the Rain”), description of the painting, means of expression, used by the artist, give art critics reason to talk about the author’s high painting technique. Despite the fact that the picture looks simple and even careless, the master’s talent was revealed in it. Rainwater made the colors more saturated. Wooden surfaces not only shine, but also reflect the color of greenery, flowers and the sun, and shine with silver and gold.
An overturned glass on the table also attracts attention. This seemingly insignificant detail clarifies a lot and makes the plot easy to read. It becomes clear that the rain began unexpectedly and rapidly, taking people by surprise and forcing them to hastily collect the dishes from the table. Only one glass and a bouquet of garden flowers were forgotten.
A.M. himself considered one of his best works. Gerasimov - “After the Rain”. The description of the painting presented in this article shows that this work is one of the most significant not only in the artist’s work, but in all of Soviet painting.