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Winter. 1880s
Savrasov Alexei,
Oil on canvas
53,5 x 71,5
State Russian Museum
Пост. в 1945 из УДИ при СНК РСФСР, Москва
Annotation
The twisting path in the frosty field of thin and defenceless trees has neither a beginning nor an end. Helping to create a sense of depth, the snow-covered path contributes to the general, philosophical image of the road as the path of life.
Author's Biography
Savrasov Alexei
Savrasov, Alexei Kondratievich (1830, Moscow — 1897, Moscow)
Painter, graphic artist, teacher, landscapist. Studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1848–1854). Awarded the title of painter at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1850). Academician of painting (1854). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1852). Taught at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1857–1882).