Evening in the Ukraine
Частично переписана в 1901. 1878
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Location in museum
The Mikhailovsky Palace
Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Зал 38. А. И. Куинджи - Period Late 19th century
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This is one of Arkhip Kuindzhi’s most famous paintings, well-known to Russian viewers and often included in publications on the history of Russian art of the second half of the nineteenth century. The landscape is a typical work by a master who preferred bright and vivid interpretations of nature, generalized forms, heightened tones and decorative structures. The image of the unremarkable Ukrainian village at sunset is like a fragment of a fairytale world of harmony and tranquillity. The master’s contemporaries noted that his own paints were often more intense than the colours of nature. The sharp contrast of the crimson and turquoise pigments intensifies the effect of pageantry. The objects assume a different scale in this festival of colour and light, while time seems to slow down. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 219.