Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Pasechnik”
The great Russian painter Ivan Kramskoy was one of the key figures of Russian culture of the second half of the XIX century. In fact, it was he who transformed the genre of portrait realism, becoming the ideological inspirer of many artists, thanks to him Russian painting began to play with new bright colors. A special place in the gallery of Kramskoy masterpieces is “Pasechnik.”
The canvas was written by the master in 1872. Since 1925 it is located in the State Tretyakov Gallery. In 1874, Kramskoy presents a picture depicting an old, wise man with silvered hair who was wise at the St. Petersburg exhibition of the Wanderers. The beekeeper is absolutely not fussy, his figure personifies patience. Along with this, Kramskoy puts into the image of an old man a feeling of harmony with nature, a desire to preserve it for the future generation. This is expressed in a touching, almost a fatherly attitude to his bees, the
Behind the old man we see a path with an apiary. There is the work of his life. A man is seen as the king of his mysterious bee world. The path, in turn, essentially divides the picture into two interconnected parts, separating the kingdom of bees from the modest solitude of the beekeeper. life goes on according to its laws only. The light of the sun is concentrated on the face and the working hands of the old man. A short-cut beard, a real peasant cross over a shirt, bare feet, a key neatly hanging on a belt – details skillfully noticed by the artist complement the image of the hero. Behind the old man we see a path with an apiary.
There is the work of his life. A man is seen as the king of his mysterious bee world. The path, in turn, essentially divides the picture into two interconnected parts, separating the kingdom of bees from the modest solitude of the beekeeper. life goes on according to its laws only. The light of the sun is concentrated on the face and the working hands of the old man. A short-cut beard, a real peasant cross over a shirt, bare feet, a key neatly hanging on a belt – details skillfully noticed by the artist complement the image of the hero. Behind the old man we see a path with an apiary.
There is the work of his life. A man is seen as the king of his mysterious bee world. The path, in turn, essentially divides the picture into two interconnected parts, separating the kingdom of bees from the modest solitude of the beekeeper. Behind the old man we see a path with an apiary. There is the work of his life. A man is seen as the king of his mysterious bee world. The path, in turn, essentially divides the picture into two interconnected parts, separating the kingdom of bees from the modest solitude of the beekeeper. Behind the old man we see a path with an apiary. There is the work of his life. A man is seen as the king of his mysterious bee world. The path, in turn, essentially divides the picture into two interconnected parts, separating the kingdom of bees from the modest solitude of the beekeeper.
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