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Who painted it?
Who painted “In the Wild North…”?
“In the Wild North…” was painted by Ivan Shishkin in 1891. Where to see it: Kiev National Picture Gallery.
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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
Test yourself: a round on Ivan Shishkin
More by Ivan Shishkin
- “Morning in a Pine Forest”, 1889
- “Rye Fields”, 1878
- “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