Russian Soviet artist K.F. Yuon lived a long and happy creative life, passing away at the age of 83. He created many beautiful works that amaze with a subtle vision of the surrounding life and its beauty. The artist was fond of different genres, be it thematic painting or portraits of his contemporaries, but his talent was fully revealed in landscape painting.
Study and recognition
At the age of 17, Yuon passed the exams and began studying at the Moscow School of Art and Culture. His teachers were Savitsky, Kasatkin, Arkhipov, Serov. Throughout his life, the artist did not have to struggle for existence. Success in this field found him quickly; his paintings were sold out already in his student years, as soon as they got to the exhibition. He was even able to travel around Europe and Russia as a student. After graduating from college, he immediately began teaching, which earned him deep respect and gratitude from his students, among them were the sculptor V. A. Vatagin, V. I. Mukhina and others.
Yuon was not only a painter, but also a theater artist, graphic artist and art theorist. Critics and art critics - outstanding personalities of his time - wrote about him - the artist I. E. Grabar, theater critic A. M. Efros and others. In turn, he himself gave a speech as an art critic on the topics of the work of Russian artists, painting techniques and artistic education. Since 1904 he became a permanent member of the Union of Russian Artists.
Themes of creativity and technique of the master
Yuon, like all members of the SRH, was greatly influenced by painting. However, having mastered its basic principles of “blurred” forms, he remains faithful to the traditions of Russian realism.
In the early period of creativity, like B. M. Kustodiev and A. P. Ryabushkin, he looked for themes in the Russian life of antiquity. His gaze was riveted by the motifs of the village: the state of nature in the provincial life of cities and villages, ancient monasteries and churches. He searches for beauty and joy everywhere, be it nature, where the snow shimmers in the sun, or the life of ordinary people with their bright clothes.
After the revolution
The artistic style changed little after the revolution, only the themes changed. Yuon also approaches historical subjects through the landscape genre. His canvases are not only mesmerizingly beautiful, but also bold. Depicting the church, the artist does not seem to notice the new government, which is belligerent towards believers.
The late period of creativity dates back to his life in his house near Moscow. From 1908 until the end of his days, he worked in the village of Ligachevo. Here, in his canvases, he glorifies the beautiful nature of the village and paints, recalling the poetic images of old Moscow, where his life took place in the past.
Composition. Yuon's painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo"
The canvas was painted in 1947, at the end of his career, and is now kept in the Tretyakov Gallery. It reflected all the painter’s love for. It was here, in Ligachevo, that his best landscapes were painted. Yuon's painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" is close to our Russian heart, you look at it, and it seems that you are involved in everything that is happening. It becomes quiet, peaceful and calm in your soul, and you involuntarily remember your childhood, its carefree time.
Yuon's painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" depicts an ordinary winter day, which is approaching evening, this can be seen from the purple hue of the snow in the thickets of trees. The canvas seems to be divided in half, at the bottom, where the road is, the snow is white, at the top the snow acquires a rich color thanks to the shadow of the trees, and the more of them there are, the brighter the color. Yuon's painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" is permeated with light emanating from fluffy flakes, it seems that even in the early twilight it will not be dark. The artist loved to depict snow, and we can say that the whole plot comes down to it, because there is a lot of it. How could it be otherwise, because the Russian mother winter is famous for its heavy snowfalls!
Chanting of Russian winter by poets and musicians
Yuon's painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" glorifies the beauty of the nature of its native land. The canvas seems to sing to us about a wonderful time of year. In the foreground of the picture, birch trees grow in pairs, on both sides. Fluffy spruce trees hid a little further away, their paws sagging under the weight of the snow cap. Nature has fallen asleep, there is not a breeze. The painting “Russian Winter” by Yuon radiates love, poetry and evokes calm and tranquility.
On the hill in the background there is a village; we see its houses wrapped in white. The children are in no hurry to go home, some are building a snowman, others are sledding down the mountain, and others are returning from a walk in the forest. If you voice the canvas, you can feel and see in the music of P. I. Tchaikovsky from the cycle “The Seasons” “Winter. February. Carnival”, how they are busy, rejoicing in the arrival of mother winter. Painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" evokes the following poetic lines:
Dilapidated hut
It's all covered in snow.
Grandma-old lady
Looking out the window.
To the naughty grandchildren
Knee-deep snow.
Fun for the kids
Fast sled run...
The poem was written by the poet Alexander Blok, the painting “Russian Winter” by Yuon is very consonant with these lines. The entire canvas is imbued with musical poetry, and you just want to exclaim: “It’s so nice in winter in your native land!”
The famous Russian landscape artist Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon painted landscapes of the Moscow region and in particular the village of Ligachevo, where he had his home, with great pleasure and love.
Painting by Yuon K.F. “Russian winter. Ligachevo” the artist painted this work in 1947. The painter depicted one of the clear winter days outside the village. Before us appears the domain of the Snow Queen and a forest that seems to be immersed in the oblivion of a winter sleep. There is not the slightest breeze. In the foreground - tall pines wrapped in a snow-white cover, as if bewitched by frost, froze and became numb. Through the branches in the silvery frost, a ray of dim sun barely breaks through.
In the background you can see small Christmas trees dressed in white fluffy coats. The sparkling snow literally blinds your eyes. If you accidentally touch a twig, a whole heap of fluffy, cold and prickly snow will fall on you. And the branch will only sway a little and freeze again. The kids are happy about the frost and snowdrifts. A whole bunch of them pour out onto the village street: play snowballs, ride down the hill on a sled and, having jokingly wrestled, lie in the snow to their heart's content. Near the house, children are sliding down a small hill on sleds and sleds.
The painting depicts midday because the kids are already returning home after school. The mischievous yard dog bursts into barking, grabs the kids by the coattails, inviting them to play with him, and cheerfully chases the sleds flying down the hill.
At first glance, the picture captivates with its sincerity and it seems that we are also involved in the actions of the children depicted. Yuon wrote a large number of winter sketches. He admired Russian nature, winter landscapes, flying sparkling snowflakes, and with great talent he painted snow - sometimes fresh and sparkling white, sometimes slightly thawed and already gray.
Yuon often visited this village, drawing his inspiration here and embodying it here. Looking at the painting Russian Winter, the viewer is overcome with a cheerful mood and remembers childhood pranks and pranks. Winter, as if in a fairy tale, transforms everything around, covering the boredom of stormy autumn and gray everyday life under a blanket of snow. It brings us the purity of frosty air, the light crunch of snow under our feet, sledding, skiing or skating, a walk in a sleigh drawn by three dashing horses. Therefore, Yuon often called this time of year magical.
A quiet fairytale forest after a heavy overnight snowfall. Trees covered with pearly frost. Christmas trees, like sisters huddled together. Elegant birch trees. The whole landscape is filled with Russian flavor and poetry. I just want to exclaim how wonderful it is in the Russian village in winter.
Although the artist is stingy with colors. Light tones of blue predominate. This is snow and peeking tree trunks. The dark figures of people and horses look contrasting. It is clear that this is an ordinary winter weekday in village life, but still somehow memorable for its mood. It is not for nothing that Yuon was often called the poet of the Russian winter landscape. And he himself said that he wanted to paint pictures similar to Russian songs.
Yuon's painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" sounds like a hymn to the life and beauty of Russian nature. The artist managed to show even a light frost that tingled the nose and cheeks. The branches of mighty trees bent under the weight of fallen snow. The amazing beauty of silvery frost on the branches of spruce and pine trees, like lace muslin.
Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon - singer of his native land ()
The painting by K. F. Yuon takes us to a fabulous winter forest... I look at the painting and think why it attracts the eye so much and does not let go. Maybe because I really love walking through the winter forest and admiring the splendor of nature. Enjoy the silence. How beautiful the forest is in winter! It seems that winter is a sorceress that gave the trees warm white coats and hats, and endowed the earth with countless treasures...
Assignment Find synonyms for the word Artist - painting - (picture) wonderful - glitters - (sky) blue - (mood) festive - painter, landscape painter, master of the brush reproduction, beautiful canvas, wonderful sparkles, shines, sparkles light blue, azure cheerful, Kind
Creative task. Insert words that are appropriate in meaning so that they reflect the content of the picture. “K. Yuon in the film “Russian Winter” showed nature in the ____________ kingdom. ________ _________ day. There is ____________ snow everywhere. Snow lies on___________, on______________. It_____________ sparkles, and in the rays of the sun it even seems _________________. At the edge of the forest, birch trees froze in their ____________ attire. ____________________ Christmas trees are wrapped in a shawl. It's frosty. On a day like this it’s good to breathe ________________ air. It’s good to go for a walk in the forest, skiing, or sledding. We see all this in the artist’s painting. The picture is very _______________, it gives off the feeling of _________________, ______________. She talks about the celebration of life and light. And this holiday was given to us by the master of lyrical landscape K. Yuon.
From the experience of preparing students for descriptive essays
paintings (preparation for an essay based on a painting by K.F. Yuon
"Russian Winter. Ligachevo", 5th grade).
This lesson was developed according to the program M.M. Razumovskaya “Russian language. 5th grade" after studying the topic "When a word is used in a figurative meaning."
Goals:
1 strengthen the skills of writing a descriptive essay based on a picture;
teach to describe a winter landscape;
continue to develop students' writing skills;
to instill in students the ability to see the beauty of their native nature, to evoke feelings of admiration for the winter landscape.
Ensure that students maintain their vitality from the beginning to the end of the lesson.
Equipment : presentation, printouts with a creative task
During the classes:
Teacher's word:
Guys, today in class we will work on an artistic description, and we will build this work on landscape material. We will get acquainted with the painting of the wonderful Russian artist K.F. Yuona. But let’s try to guess what time of year will be depicted in the picture using Vivaldi’s musical work - (Vivaldi’s music sounds). Students express their guesses.
We write down in notebooks the date, class work, lesson topic “Essay on the painting by K. F. Yuon “Russian Winter. Ligachevo"
But before working on the topic of the lesson, we need to remember the material from previous lessons.
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Remember how an essay (composition) is constructed.
Working with terms: artistic description, composition..., synonyms, metaphors, epithets, comparison.
Introduction - an introduction to the topic indicating the subject of the description and the general impression of it
The main part is the disclosure of the topic: the immediate description of the subject and its elements
What are the purposes of description?
(Describe the subject and convey your attitude towards it)
How does the artist do this? By what means does the artist do this?
(The artist conveys his feeling with the help of colors and lighting)
And what artistic means should we use to make the description more colorful, expressive and accurate?
(we must use such artistic means as: similes, metaphors, figurative words, personifications)
(summarize some results of their work: mark more active, more accurate answers, more complete answers)
Today we are getting acquainted with the work of Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon and his painting. We will carefully consider this painting, we will try to describe it as fully and accurately as possible, and then you will write a short creative work based on this painting. All our work in this and the next lesson is preparation for an essay on this picture.
Do you know this artist? Can you tell us something about his work?
Then I will tell you about it, and you, listening carefully, remember the figurative means that I will use when describing the artist’s canvases (paintings), you can write them down for yourself. Write down words that are unclear and unfamiliar to you, so that we can sort them out later (the words are also written down on the board by the teacher)
K.F. Yuon (1875-1958) was born in Moscow, where he graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. The artist was very fond of Central Russian nature, so his canvases are different poetry And cheerfulness. But most of all Yuon loved to portray dazzling winter. Gentle blue sky, bluish-pinkish snow, bright Sun, fabulously magical decoration of the winter forest - all this appears in the paintings of K.F. Yuona. His paintings “Winter Sorceress”, “Russian Winter. Ligachevo", "Spring Sunny Day" and "End of Winter. Noon" create festive, cheerful mood.
Exercise for the eyes
2. Examination of a reproduction from a painting by K.F. Yuon “Russian winter. Ligachevo". (Vivaldi's music "Winter" sounds)
Why is the picture so named?
What month do you think is depicted? Why?
What area did the artist depict? Where is the forest?
What is the theme of the painting? (Russian Winter)
Main thought? (The beauty, the splendor of the Russian winter)
What colors predominate in the picture? Why?
What shades predominate?
What is shown in the picture?
Where do you think the artist is? (On a low hill) Why did you decide this?
3. Work on the concepts of “foreground” and “background”.
Let's look at the foreground of the picture. What is called the foreground? (What the artist placed in the picture closer to the audience).
What did the artist depict in the foreground of the painting?
Teacher's word :
Russian winter is rich in snow, which amazes with a variety of different shades.
Tasks: what are the shades of snow in Yuon’s painting?
Light blue, bright white, light lilac, dark lilac, bluish, etc.
What determines the color of snow?(From lighting, from falling shadows).
Where is the snow bright and light?
Where is the dark one?
Choose epithets that can describe the snow in the picture?(Shiny, fluffy, sparkling, soft, etc.).
What verbs can be used to convey the enchanting beauty of snow?
(Shines, shimmers, sparkles, etc.)
What did the artist depict in the background? (The background is what is in the distance and the picture).
What does the fluffy frost that warms the branches of birch trees remind you of?
What did the artist draw to the left of the birch tree? How does the proud, beautiful spruce differ from the powerful spruce trees surrounding the birch tree?
Is she warm? (Snow, like a duvet, warms the plant).
Try to determine the air temperature. Why did you decide that it was frosty outside?
Who did the artist depict in the center of the picture?(Boys).
What are they doing? Guess what they might be talking about?
Who is pictured in front of the guys? Describe the dog.
What sounds can you hear in the forest?
Teacher's word: the picture exudes silence and peace; the author is close to this corner of nature, he admires the winter landscape.
What feelings do you experience? Compose and write down two exclamatory sentences in which you express your feelings and attitude towards the Russian winter (Vivaldi music sounds).
Teacher's word:
Yes, together with the artist we admire and admire the winter landscape.
It is not for nothing that Yuon is called the poet of the Russian winter landscape.
Russian classics also did not remain indifferent to the beauty of the Russian winter and dedicated a number of lines to it, which you have to collect.
The texts of the poems are divided into parts, each part is written down on a separate piece of paper. Children are given a task in groups: who will collect poems faster and more correctly and write down the most figurative expressions with which to describe Yuon’s picture.
Came, crumbled into shreds
Hanged on the branches of oak trees,
Lay down in wavy carpets
Among the fields, around the hills.
A. Pushkin
Bewitched by the invisible
The forest slumbers under the fairy tale of sleep,
Like a white scarf,
The pine tree has tied up.
S. Yesenie
Enchantress in Winter
Bewitched, the forest stands -
And under the snow fringe
motionless, mute,
He shines with a wonderful life.
F. Tyutchev
These words can be used in an essay.
So, where to start your essay?
Choose from several options for beginning an essay that best suits your mood (Print on pieces of paper):
The painting by K. F. Yuon takes us to a fabulous winter forest...
I look at the picture and think why it attracts my attention so much and doesn’t let go. Maybe because I really love walking through the winter forest and admiring the splendor of nature. Enjoy the silence.
How beautiful the forest is in winter! It seems that winter is a sorceress that gave the trees warm white coats and hats, and endowed the earth with countless treasures...
(Answers from the guys)
Think about the beginning of your essay. It should reflect your mood, your impression of the picture.
4. Drawing up an essay plan. Writing a plan in a notebook.
1.The beauty of Russian winter.
2.Description of snow.
3.Trees.
4.Boys and dog.
5.My attitude to the Russian winter.
Vocabulary work.
Our speech should not only be rich in content, but also correct in form and figurative. It is very important to avoid unnecessary repetition of words.
Exercise
Choose synonyms for the words:
Artist (painter, master of brushes, landscape painter)
Painting – (canvas, reproduction)
(Picture) wonderful – (wonderful, wonderful)
Shines - (sparkle, shines, sparkles)
(Sky) blue – (azure, light blue)
(Mood) festive - (kind, cheerful)
Spelling work.
Competition in rows to see who is faster and more correct
Insert missing spellings in words(on paper plates):
D..revya, pr...slides, ...kutat, in...th, brown(?)new, s...rhubard, fo...olet, shiny...etc.
Creative task .
Here is a description of the picture, but this text greatly impoverishes the picture, because... there are almost no adjectives in it that indicate the characteristics of the depicted objects. Your task is to distribute the text through definitions (adjectives), but so that the words used correspond to the image in the picture, so that the definitions are vivid, imaginative and expressive.
(The first sentence is analyzed as a sample together with the students.)
“K. Yuon in the film “Russian Winter” showed nature in the (white) kingdom. (Clear) (sunny) day. There are (drifts of) snow everywhere. Snow lies on (trees), on (roofs of houses). It (dazzlingly) shines, and in the rays of the sun it even seems (pinkish).
At the edge of the forest, the birches froze in their (white) attire. The (small) Christmas trees are wrapped in a (down) shawl.
It's frosty. On a day like this, it’s good to take a breath of (fresh) air. It’s good to go for a walk in the forest, skiing, or sledding. We see all this in the artist’s painting.
The picture is very (light), it exudes (freshness), (cleanliness). She talks about the celebration of life and light. And this holiday was given to us by the master of lyrical landscape K. Yuon.
After work, 2-3 students read the texts they received.
What conclusion can you now draw? How and why did the text change?
(Due to the addition of adjectives, the description of the picture became more vivid and complete)
In the next lesson we will work with this text again. Let's see who found more vivid and accurate definitions, whose description turned out to be more colorful.
Homework:
compose a draft version of an essay at home - a description based on the painting by K.F. Yuon “Russian winter. Ligachevo")
Try to find your epigraph for the essay (for a group of stronger students)
Summing up the work:
activity, interest in work, and success of individual students are noted.
Reflection
Today in class I was…..
I evaluate my work...
At the edge of the forest, birch trees froze in their ____________ attire. ____________________ Christmas trees are wrapped in a shawl.
It's frosty. On a day like this it’s good to breathe ________________ air. It’s good to go for a walk in the forest, skiing, or sledding. We see all this in the artist’s painting.
The picture is very _______________, it gives off the feeling of _________________, ______________. She talks about the celebration of life and light. And this holiday was given to us by the master of lyrical landscape K. Yuon.
K. Yuon in the film “Russian Winter” showed nature in the ____________ kingdom. ________ _________ day. There is ____________ snow everywhere. Snow lies on___________, on______________. It_____________ sparkles, and in the rays of the sun it even seems _________________.
At the edge of the forest, birch trees froze in their ____________ attire. ____________________ Christmas trees are wrapped in a shawl.
It's frosty. On a day like this it’s good to breathe ________________ air. It’s good to go for a walk in the forest, skiing, or sledding. We see all this in the artist’s painting.
The picture is very _______________, it gives off the feeling of _________________, ______________. She talks about the celebration of life and light. And this holiday was given to us by the master of lyrical landscape K. Yuon.
“K. Yuon in the film “Russian Winter” showed nature in the ____________ kingdom. ________ _________ day. There is ____________ snow everywhere. Snow lies on___________, on______________. It_____________ sparkles, and in the rays of the sun it even seems _________________.
At the edge of the forest, birch trees froze in their ____________ attire. ____________________ Christmas trees are wrapped in a shawl.
It's frosty. On a day like this it’s good to breathe ________________ air. It’s good to go for a walk in the forest, skiing, or sledding. We see all this in the artist’s painting.
The picture is very _______________, it gives off the feeling of _________________, ______________. She talks about the celebration of life and light. And this holiday was given to us by the master of lyrical landscape K. Yuon.
1. The painting by K. F. Yuon takes us to a fabulous winter forest...
2. I look at the picture and think why it attracts the eye so much and does not let go. Maybe because I really love walking through the winter forest and admiring the splendor of nature. Enjoy the silence.
3. How beautiful the forest is in winter! It seems that winter is a sorceress that gave the trees warm white coats and hats, and endowed the earth with countless treasures...
1. The painting by K. F. Yuon takes us to a fabulous winter forest...
2. I look at the picture and think why it attracts the eye so much and does not let go. Maybe because I really love walking through the winter forest and admiring the splendor of nature. Enjoy the silence.
3. How beautiful the forest is in winter! It seems that winter is a sorceress that gave the trees warm white coats and hats, and endowed the earth with countless treasures...
1. The painting by K. F. Yuon takes us to a fabulous winter forest...
2. I look at the picture and think why it attracts the eye so much and does not let go. Maybe because I really love walking through the winter forest and admiring the splendor of nature. Enjoy the silence.
3. How beautiful the forest is in winter! It seems that winter is a sorceress that gave the trees warm white coats and hats, and endowed the earth with countless treasures...
1. The painting by K. F. Yuon takes us to a fabulous winter forest...
2. I look at the picture and think why it attracts the eye so much and does not let go. Maybe because I really love walking through the winter forest and admiring the splendor of nature. Enjoy the silence.
3. How beautiful the forest is in winter! It seems that winter is a sorceress that gave the trees warm white coats and hats, and endowed the earth with countless treasures...
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announcement:
The essay presents an analysis of the painting by K.F. Yuon “Russian Winter”: the plans are described, the meaning of using the primary color is indicated, the emphasis is on the emotional component of the canvas.
composition:
Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon is a famous Soviet landscape painter. He lived a long life, was happy in his family and was successful in his work. “An absolutely positive person,” that’s what his contemporaries said about him. All his works are also filled with kindness, conveying enjoyment of life and a special feeling of beauty.
One of Yuon’s most famous paintings is “Russian Winter,” painted in 1947. It depicts a winter day in the village of Ligachevo, Moscow region. The author had a house here.
The artist showed us a quiet frosty day. Everything around is covered with snow, not a single path is visible. It seems that nature has fallen asleep, covered with a warm duvet. Everything around seemed to freeze for a minute.
There are beautiful birch trees in the foreground. They are dressed in outfits sparkling with silver in the cold. They create a feeling of a fairy tale for those looking at the canvas.
In the background you can see a forest covered with white snow. Not far from it, village houses were lined up.
Although nature has plunged into winter sleep, people continue to live and act. On the canvas we see a lot of people. In the foreground are five boys. They are in a hurry somewhere, three of them walk a little ahead, chatting cheerfully and chasing the dog in front of them. The other two walk at a distance, apparently slowing down, talking to each other. In the background, right next to the houses, the artist depicted many people. There are both children and adults here. All of them are enjoying a sunny winter day: some are sledding down the hill, some are jokingly wrestling, some are playing in the snow. Two adults ride horses.
The main color of the painting is white. In this case, it is associated not only with winter and the silence of nature, but also with children with their immaculate, bright thoughts. This painting makes you believe in a bright future. The dark color of tree trunks and wooden houses in contrast enhances this impression.
And the road along which the children walk goes into the distance. We don't see its boundaries. It seems like it's endless. The road is the way. And the boys walking cheerfully can be seen as children walking along the road of life, enjoying every day, on the way to adulthood.
Looking at the picture, you clearly understand that the author loves his native nature. He enjoys the beauty of winter days. Perhaps, while creating this work, the artist recalled his childhood years, a carefree, fun time. That is why it is filled with bright joy, sincerity and warmth.
The canvas is so real that it seems that if you reach out and touch the painted snow, you will feel the cold, and if you listen, you will hear the cheerful laughter of the guys and the barking of the dog.
I liked this picture. Looking at her, I immediately remembered the last winter holidays that I spent with my grandmother in the village. Every day I spent many hours in the fresh air, just like the children depicted in the picture, playing snowballs with friends, lying in the snow and sliding down the slide. It was a fun time! I will definitely come to the village at least once again to repeat these unforgettable moments.
Even more essays on the painting: Yuon “Russian Winter”:
The famous Russian landscape artist Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon painted landscapes of the Moscow region and in particular the village of Ligachevo, where he had his home, with great pleasure and love.
Painting by Yuon K.F. “Russian winter. Ligachevo” the artist painted this work in 1947. The painter depicted one of the clear winter days outside the village. Before us appears the domain of the Snow Queen and a forest that seems to be immersed in the oblivion of a winter sleep. There is not the slightest breeze. In the foreground - tall pines wrapped in a snow-white cover, as if bewitched by frost, froze and became numb. Through the branches in the silvery frost, a ray of dim sun barely breaks through.
In the background you can see small Christmas trees dressed in white fluffy coats. The sparkling snow literally blinds your eyes. If you accidentally touch a twig, a whole heap of fluffy, cold and prickly snow will fall on you. And the branch will only sway a little and freeze again. The kids are happy about the frost and snowdrifts. A whole bunch of them pour out onto the village street: play snowballs, ride down the hill on a sled and, having jokingly wrestled, lie in the snow to their heart's content. Near the house, children are sliding down a small hill on sleds and sleds.
The painting depicts midday because the kids are already returning home after school. The mischievous yard dog bursts into barking, grabs the kids by the coattails, inviting them to play with him, and cheerfully chases the sleds flying down the hill.
At first glance, the picture captivates with its sincerity and it seems that we are also involved in the actions of the children depicted. Yuon wrote a large number of winter sketches. He admired Russian nature, winter landscapes, flying sparkling snowflakes, and with great talent he painted snow - sometimes fresh and sparkling white, sometimes slightly thawed and already gray.
Yuon often visited this village, drawing his inspiration here and embodying it here. Looking at the painting Russian Winter, the viewer is overcome with a cheerful mood and remembers childhood pranks and pranks. Winter, as if in a fairy tale, transforms everything around, covering the boredom of stormy autumn and gray everyday life under a blanket of snow. It brings us the purity of frosty air, the light crunch of snow under our feet, sledding, skiing or skating, a walk in a sleigh drawn by three dashing horses. Therefore, Yuon often called this time of year magical.
A quiet fairytale forest after a heavy overnight snowfall. Trees covered with pearly frost. Christmas trees, like sisters huddled together. Elegant birch trees. The whole landscape is filled with Russian flavor and poetry. I just want to exclaim how wonderful it is in the Russian village in winter.
Although the artist is stingy with colors. Light tones of blue predominate. This is snow and peeking tree trunks. The dark figures of people and horses look contrasting. It is clear that this is an ordinary winter weekday in village life, but still somehow memorable for its mood. It is not for nothing that Yuon was often called the poet of the Russian winter landscape. And he himself said that he wanted to paint pictures similar to Russian songs.
Yuon's painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" sounds like a hymn to the life and beauty of Russian nature. The artist managed to show even a light frost that tingled the nose and cheeks. The branches of mighty trees bent under the weight of fallen snow. The amazing beauty of silvery frost on the branches of spruce and pine trees, like lace muslin.
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Painting “Russian winter. Ligachevo" is one of the most famous in the artist’s work. This work is a real hymn to Russian winter nature. Everything around is covered in snow, trees, houses, people seem to be in a fairy tale land. Children ride a sled and play with a dog. The canvas depicts the most ordinary frosty day. But the artist sees in it something unusual and amazingly beautiful.
The forest, covered with a snow shawl, seems to be sleeping. The trees are absolutely motionless, as if enchanted. Even the air itself seems motionless. Everything around is white and white with snow. It looks so real that you want to touch it. And it seems that you are about to hear the creaking of snow under your feet. This is the most ordinary winter day. But only a real artist can pay attention to what others usually don’t notice. The beauty of an everyday day is not revealed to everyone. You need to be able to see and understand all the splendor of the world around you.
Looking at the picture, we see large trees that bend from the weight of the snow decoration. The subtle pattern of frost on tree branches resembles exquisite lace. We see all this every day. But most often we don’t pay attention because we think about our usual affairs and worries. Children playing on the street make the picture especially alive and real. Children tend to love winter fun. They are not afraid of frost and wind, because it is so much fun outside. And the audience inevitably gets into this mood. When you look at the picture, you want to walk along a snow-covered street, skate or sled...
The artist poetizes the Russian winter. At the same time, the picture is natural and real. There is sincerity and spontaneity in her. The road goes somewhere into the distance. The painting conveys a feeling of spaciousness; the space seems very vast. The picture incredibly combines the feeling of stillness and movement. Children are running, a dog is running ahead. And all this happens against the backdrop of a frozen winter day, where motionless trees and snowdrifts are frozen, as if in an enchanted kingdom.
I want to look at this picture for as long as possible. The splendor of a winter day, the purity and light of the winter landscape delights and creates a good mood.
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Artist K.F. Yuon is called the singer of Russian nature. He has many paintings depicting different seasons. But most of all he loved to paint winter landscapes.
Before us is a painting called “Russian Winter”. It immediately amazes the viewer with its dazzling whiteness. The artist takes us to one of those rare winter days when everything is covered with fluffy frost from the frost.
In the foreground is a snow-covered road that runs deep into the forest. On the sides of the road there are trees wrapped in white lace. On the left we see several very small Christmas trees. Their thin branches bent under the weight of the snow. And to the right of the road stands a tall, beautiful spruce tree. On her, the snow looks like a rich fluffy coat. The sky seems to be covered with a light haze, through which the rays of the sun break through.
Children are walking along the road. They probably played in some forest clearing and are now returning home. A dog is running ahead. She looks very cheerful too. Those younger children play near the house. They ride sleds and build something out of snow.
Depicting snow, the artist used many different shades, from lilac and blue to pale pink. Delicate tones help convey the splendor of the snow, the transparency of the air, and the frosty freshness.
The painting “Russian Winter” is very bright and joyful. It’s as if she takes us into a fairy tale, and we understand that the artist loves his native nature very much.