1890
oil
canvas
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
Dominant colour
Moscow courtyard is a 1890 oil by Vasily Polenov, a Impressionism work, held at Tretyakov Gallery.
This painting shows a courtyard in Moscow, with a few people and animals. The scene is set in a sunny day, with a blue sky and white clouds. In the background, there are some buildings and a church with a tall bell tower. The painting is done in oil paint, with visible brushstrokes and textures. The artist used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and contrast between light and dark areas. The painting is held at the Tretyakov Gallery, which is a museum in Moscow that features a large collection of Russian art.
Moscow Courtyard is a landscape painting by the Russian artist Vasily Polenov (1844–1927), completed in 1878. It belongs to the State Tretyakov Gallery (inventory 2670). Its dimensions are 64.5 × 80.1 cm. Together with two other works by Polenov from the late 1870s: the paintings Grandmother's Garden and Overgrown Pond, the canvas Moscow Courtyard has been attributed to "a kind of lyrical and philosophical trilogy of the artist". The painting depicts the courtyard of a house at the intersection of Durnovsky and Trubnikovsky Streets, in the wing of which Polenov rented an apartment in…
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In 1863–1871 Vasily Polenov studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he was first (until 1866) a free student and then a regular student. His mentors in the history painting class were Alexei Markov, Pyoter Basin, Pyoter Shamshin, Alexander Beydeman and Carl Wenig. In 1871, Polenov was awarded a large gold medal by the Academy of Arts for his painting "The Resurrection of Jairus' Daughter" (now in the NIM RAH). Along with this award he received the title of the first class artist, as well as the right to a pensioner's trip abroad. In 1872–1873 Polenov visited Germany and Italy, and in…
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In June 1877, the artist arrived in Moscow. He stayed with his father's friend, industrialist and publisher Fyodor Chizhov. In Moscow, Polenov planned to work on the historical painting "The Tonsure of the Incompetent Tsarevna". In addition, the artist planned to make a trip along the Volga and the eastern part of Russia, but soon after arriving in Moscow he left this idea. It took him about three weeks to find an apartment. On 23 June 1877, Polenov wrote to Chizhov: "My new home is very close to yours, in Durnovsky Lane between Novinsky Boulevard and the Sobachiy Square. In the same letter,…
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Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian: Василий Дмитриевич Поленов; 1 June 1844 – 18 July 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists.
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