The singer of the Russian heroic nature Kramskoy portrayed in his favorite and familiar surroundings – in the landscape. The artist stands on a clear sunny clearing in a full “hiking” outfit, in a broad-brimmed hat and high boots, with an etude on his shoulder.
The artist seems to reign in his native landscape. In the portrait, a complete consonance of the state of nature and man. The general mood of the portrait is created by the major, the colors are permeated with air and light.
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