painters and composers -Second Stage

The Rooks Have Returned (1871) — Alexei Savrasov

What is Savrasov known for?

He helped develop the lyrical Russian landscape: ordinary countryside scenes that express emotion and the changing seasons.

Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1883), also called The Unknown Woman — Ivan Kramsko

What is Kramskoy known for?

Psychological portraits that reveal a person's character, dignity and inner life. He was also an important organiser of the Peredvizhniki, or Wanderers.

Boyarynya Morozova (1887) — Vasily Surikov

What is Surikov known for?

Large, dramatic paintings of Russian history, with detailed costumes, crowds and powerful human emotions.

Religious Procession in Kursk Province (1880–1883) — Ilya Repin

What is Surikov known for?

Realistic scenes of Russian society, showing ordinary people, social inequality, authority and human behaviour. He was a leading Peredvizhniki painter.

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (1885) — Ilya Repin

The Bogatyrs (completed 1898) — Viktor Vasnetsov

What is Vasnetsov known for?

Paintings of legendary heroes, fairy tales and the imagined heroic past of Russia.

Alyonushka (1881) — Viktor Vasnetsov

Girl with Peaches (1887) — Valentin Serov

What is Serov known for?

Lively portraits, natural expressions and attention to light, colour and the personality of the person being painted.

The Ninth Wave (1850) — Ivan Aivazovsky

What is Aivazovsky known for?

Dramatic seascapes, especially storms, waves, shipwrecks and glowing light over the sea.

Golden Autumn (1895) — Isaac Levitan

What is Levitan known for?

Emotional or mood landscapes: natural scenes that communicate feelings such as peace, sadness or loneliness.

Above Eternal Peace (1894) — Isaac Levitan

The Demon Seated (1890) — Mikhail Vrubel

What is Vrubel known for?

Mysterious, imaginative and symbolic subjects, often painted with unusual colours and faceted, mosaic-like brushwork.

The Swan Princess (1900) — Mikhail Vrubel

Black Square (1915) — Kazimir Malevich

What is Suprematism?

An abstract art movement based on basic geometric shapes and colours rather than realistic objects.

Morning in a Pine Forest (1889) — Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky

What is Shishkin known for?

Highly detailed and realistic landscapes, especially forests, trees and Russian wilderness.

Moonlit Night on the Dnieper (1880) — Arkhip Kuindzhi

What is Kuindzhi known for?

Dramatic lighting effects and strong contrasts between darkness and bright light.

Composition VII (1913) — Wassily Kandinsky

What is Kandinsky known for?

Abstract compositions using colour, lines, shapes and movement to express emotions and ideas without realistic representation.

Moscow Courtyard (1878) — Vasily Polenov

What is Polenov known for?

Peaceful, realistic scenes, natural light and carefully observed surroundings.