Who painted “Before the rain”?

“Before the rain” was painted by Fyodor Vasilyev in 1870–1871. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

What to look for

Realism: Academic art paints the same skill on idealised subjects; Impressionism keeps the modern subjects but breaks the paint into light, quick strokes.

Fyodor Alexandrovich Vasilyev (1850 in Gatchina – 1873 in Yalta) was a Russian Imperial landscape painter who introduced the lyrical landscape style in Russian art. Wikipedia

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More by Fyodor Vasilyev

“Wet Meadow”, 1872
“The Thaw”, 1871
“In the Mountains of the Crimea”, 1873
“Swamp in the Forest. Autumn”, 1872
“View of the Volga. Barques”, 1870
“The Volga Lagoon”, 1870
“Return of the herd”, 1868
“After a thunderstorm”, 1868