Isaac Levitan - Evening Bells [1892]

Isaac Levitan - Evening Bells [1892], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Isaac Levitan (Wirballen, August 30, 1860 - Crimea, August 4, 1900) was a classical Russian landscape painter. Levitan's work was a profound response to the lyrical charm of the Russian landscape. Though his late work displayed familiarity with Impressionism, his palette was generally muted, and his tendencies were more naturalistic and poetic than optical or scientific. Levitan spent the last year of his life at Chekhov’s home in Crimea. In spite of the effects of a terminal illness, his last works are increasingly filled with light. They reflect tranquility and the eternal beauty of Russian nature.

[Oil on canvas, 87 x 108 cm]