Morning in a Pine Forest
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| Artist | Ivan Shishkin, Konstantin Savitsky |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 139 cm × 213 cm (55 in × 84 in) |
| Location | Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow |
The Morning in a Pine Forest (Russian: Утро в сосновом лесу) is a painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. Savitsky has painted the bears,[1] but the art collector Pavel Tretyakov effaced his signature, stating that "from idea until performance, everything discloses the painting manner and creative method peculiar just to Shishkin",[2] so the painting is now credited solely to Shishkin.
The Morning in a Pine Forest turned very popular, being reproduced on various items, including the "Clumsy Bear" chocolates by Krasny Oktyabr.[3] According to one poll, the painting is the second most popular in Russia behind Bogatyrs by Viktor Vasnetsov.[4] Shishkin's similar paintings are the Forest in Spring (1884) and The Sestroretsk Forest (1896).
It is believed that Shishkin painted the pine trees near Narva-Jõesuu in Estonia, where he often liked to rest in summers.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Загадка картин Ивана Шишкина (in Russian). Spbdnevnik.ru. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ Утро в сосновом лесу. 1889. ГТГ (in Russian). Artclassic.edu.ru. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ "Chocolate "Mishka Kosolapy"".
- ↑ Утро в сосновом лесу (in Russian). Shishkin-art.ru. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ Vahe, Urmas (2006-07-01). "Narva-Jõesuu saab taas Euroopa kaardile". Õhtuleht (in Estonian).