Hunters at Rest

Perov V. G.

1834, Tobolsk - 1882, Kuzminki (now part of Moscow)

Hunters at Rest

1877

oil on canvas. 58 х 89
Ж-4092
Пост. в 1931 из ГТГ

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace, Room 18. Vasily Perov Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Period Late 19th century
CategoryGenre Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Alexander II (1855-1881) | The Peredvizhniki | охота, рыбалка
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This picture is famous not only because of how well it is painted, but also because of the popularity of hunting in the 19th century. Perov himself was an avid hunter, and in this painting he accurately reflects the emotional state of the characters, while also alluding to national character traits and the perception of nature. Not surprising, therefore, that art critic Vladimir Stasov compared it to the finest hunting stories of Ivan Turgenev. It undoubtedly has a literary element, a characteris¬tic feature of Russian painting in the second half of the 19th century.

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