View on the island Valaame1858 66, 5h56 Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898)

Description of Ivan Shishkin’s painting "View on the Island of Valaam".

The painting was painted by Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin in 1858.

The painter depicted Valaam Island on the canvas. We see the most beautiful time - summer. All the greenery is so lush, that just can not help but enjoy it. The painter managed to convey its freshness and beauty. How many shades of green Shishkin used.

To portray as naturally as possible every blade of grass and every leaf. They are not one monotonous color. Trees, illuminated by the rays of the summer sun as natural as possible. We do not just see them, but as if we can feel the gentle whiff of the summer breeze, which gently stirs the leaves and grass. You just want to be here to enjoy the beauty and the special silence, filled with the barely audible sounds of nature. The grasshoppers are about to rustle and the slightly disturbed leaves rustle. Every detail is drawn as accurately as possible by Shishkin. You get the feeling that this is not even a painting, but a photograph.

The artist has depicted an ordinary summer day, which is all saturated with sunlight. Tender blue sky, lush greenery, quiet river, what could be more beautiful than this quiet enchantment of nature. Such beauty, at first glance. Unnoticeable. It can be seen every day. But that is its true power. Only a master can not only see but also convey in his picture the living nature, which is all saturated with summer sunshine. In everyday life, we are all in a hurry. There is no time to stop and listen.

Shishkin loved nature and was able to convey its beauty. The skill of the artist - to notice the imperceptible, to find the unusual in the ordinary, to hear the sounds of silence.

All the nature in the picture is three-dimensional. Every stone is completely palpable, every blade of grass and tree leaves are three-dimensional. You want to touch them, and it seems quite real.

The painter put his soul into this picture.