12 paintings showing the special beauty of the Russian provinces.
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Alexei Vinetsianov
We have already made galleries showing how
Moscow and
St. Petersburg were viewed by famous Russian artists. But what about the provinces? / Hay-mowing, Alexei Vinetsianov, 1820s.
Vasilyi Polenov
In the 19th and 20th centuries living close to nature was tough. Artists depicted wooden houses, bountiful nature, evening tea-drinking on the terrace, hard labor, harvesting, vast valleys, and merry flamboyant celebrations and traditions that live on to this day in the beautiful and unique Russian village. / On the boat in Abramtsevo, Vasiliy Polenov, 1880.
Fedyor Vasiliev
A village street, Fedyor Vasiliev, 1868.
Andrei Ryabushkin
A village wedding in the Tambov province, Andrei Ryabushkin, 1880.
Valentin Serov
In summer, Valentin Serov, 1895.
Konstantin Youn
Rural holiday. Tver governorate, Konstantin Yuon, 1910.
Zinaida Serebryakova
In the meadow, Zinaida Serebryakova, 1912.
Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky
Village friends, Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky, 1912.
Konstantin Youn
A horse-drawn troika in Uglich, Konstantin Youn, 1913.
Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky
Teacher's birthday, Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky, c. 1920.
Boris Kustodiev
Summer province, Boris Kustodiev, 1922.
Boris Kustodiev
Autumn in the province, Boris Kustodiev, 1926.
