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The Nightingale Sings
The Nightingale Sings is an oil painting by the Realist artist Mikhail Nesterov. It dates from 1923 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
According to the documented record, the composition portrays a tree and a woman set within a natural scenery, classifying the work as a landscape painting.
The Nightingale Sings (1923) is an oil‑on‑canvas landscape painted by Russian artist Mikhail Nesterov. According to the documented record, the composition portrays a tree and a woman set within a natural scenery, classifying the work as a landscape painting. The piece is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and was created in 1923, measuring 81 × 69.5 cm. The iconography consists of the tree and female figure, which together constitute the visual subject of the work as described in the source material.
Technique & Style
The Nightingale Sings is an oil painting executed on canvas in 1923. The work measures 81 cm in height by 69.5 cm in width and is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It belongs to the landscape genre and portrays a tree alongside a woman within a natural setting.
The painting is classified as a work of oil paint, indicating the use of traditional oil pigments applied to a stretched canvas support. Its formal composition emphasizes the interplay of foliage and figure, characteristic of early twentieth‑century Russian landscape painting.
History & Provenance
The Nightingale Sings is an oil painting on canvas by Mikhail Nesterov, dated 1923. The work entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it remains held. No further details regarding commission, prior ownership, intermediate custodians, or specific circumstances of its creation are documented in the available sources.
Overview
Mikhail Nesterov, a notable Russian and Soviet painter, completed The Nightingale Sings in 1923. This oil painting exemplifies his realist approach, depicting a solitary female figure within a natural landscape. The work is currently housed in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, representing a significant piece from Nesterov's later career.
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Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Нестеров; 31 May 1862 – 18 October 1942) was a Russian and Soviet painter; associated with the Peredvizhniki and Mir iskusstva.
