Who painted “Morning in a Pine Forest”?

“Morning in a Pine Forest” was painted by Ivan Shishkin in 1889. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

What to look for

Ivan Shishkin: dense Russian pine and oak forests painted almost leaf by leaf, clear daylight, sometimes bears among the trees.

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (25 January 1832 – 20 March 1898) was a Russian Realist painter and draughtsman, best known for his landscape subjects. One of the most notable artisans to emerge during Tsar Alexander II's reign, he was among founding members of the Peredvizhniki company. Wikipedia

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More by Ivan Shishkin

“Rye Fields”, 1878
“In the Wild North…”, 1891
“The Sun Lit Pines”, 1886
“View on the Outskirts of St. Petersburg”, 1856
“Countess Mordvinova's Wood. Peterhof”, 1891
“Before a thunderstorm”, 1884
“View of Valaam Island. Kukko”, 1859
“Rain in an Oak Forest”, 1891