Village courtyard in France
1888
watercolor
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
1888
watercolor
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
Village courtyard in France is a 1888 watercolor by Ivan Kramskoi, held at Tretyakov Gallery.
This painting shows a quiet village courtyard in France. The courtyard is surrounded by old stone buildings with sloping roofs. In the center of the courtyard, there's a well with a bucket hanging from a rope. The well is surrounded by a low wall made of stones. The painting is done in watercolor, which gives it a soft and dreamy look. You might want to look up more paintings by the artist, Ivan Kramskoi.
Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi (Russian: Иван Николаевич Крамской; 8 June 1837 – 5 April 1887) was a Russian Realist painter and art critic.
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