Who painted “The Northern Land”?

“The Northern Land” was painted by Apollinary Vasnetsov in 1899. Where to see it: Russian Museum.

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Peredvizhniki: academic painting of the time is polished, mythological and Italianate; the Wanderers paint Russian people and places, in earthy colour, with a story to read. French Realism shares the ideals but rarely the storytelling.

Apollinary Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (6 August 1856 – 23 January 1933) was a Russian painter and graphic artist. He specialised in scenes from the medieval history of Moscow. Wikipedia

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More by Apollinary Vasnetsov

“Akhtyrka”, 1880
“Abramtsevo. Yashka's house”, 1883
“Gloomy day. Ural.”, 1919
“Abramtsevo. Forest shore”
“Aspens. Abramtsevo”, 1886
“Street in Kitay-Gorod. The beginning of the XVII century, 1900”, 1900
“Kama”, 1895
“In the shade of lime trees”, 1907