In addition to the landscapes of southern Russia and the Crimea, Orlovsky wrote and the nature of the Caucasus. At the All-Russian Exhibition in 1882 were presented his paintings “From the neighborhood of Pyatigorsk” and “The Stream”. The last one depicted an area near Kislovodsk – with a village by a stream and a view of the mountains. The painting “Kislovodsk” depicts a picturesque corner of nature.
A complex and entertaining story designed to enliven the landscape. Thatched huts of mud huts are located at the foot of the mountain range. The left side of the picture shows a group of tall trees and a meandering stream. In the foreground – a genre scene: three women rinse underwear in the creek. There is a certain rhythm in the arrangement of their figures: one of them straightened, the other bent sharply, the third bent slightly. On the bank of the creek – another scene: a boy playing near his mother.
Next to her resting a young man. A little distance away – three male figures. One of the men is watching the work of women, the other two are arguing about something lively. The village lives its everyday life: linen is hung on the ropes, a stove is heated in one of the houses and food is being cooked – smoke rises over the thatched roof; along the path it is important that roosters and chickens walk, horses stand near the hedge. The picture is written using special lighting effects and associated color reflexes. The left part of the picture, enclosed by a group of trees, is very dark.
The viewer’s gaze, gliding through the light waves of the winding tape of the stream, goes deep into the picture – to the brightly lit part of it, which shows huts with thatched roofs and sunlit mountains. The effect of depth in the picture is magnified by beautifully transmitted white cumulus clouds against a blue sky, as if floating above the ground. The masterly color accents – the woman’s bright red scarf, which echoes the man’s red shirt – make the picture more colorful and bright. N. G. Vasilyeva. “Vladimir Orlovsky”. White City, 2007
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