Apollinar Mikhailovich Vasnetsov – the brother of Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov, is a unique example of a self-taught artist. Having not received a systematic artistic education, he fell into the friendly atmosphere of the Abramtsevo family of the Mamontov family near Moscow. Surrounding him IE Repin, VD Polenov, VA Serov, IS Ostroukhov and other masters of the time contributed to the development of artistic talent.
After repeated trips through the North and the Urals, the painter conceived a series of works that would reflect the greatness of the Russian lands and described with exhaustive completeness the features of the natural landscapes of different lands. The painting “Siberia” is full of epic sound and scope.
In the generalized landscape image, the artist presented to the viewer a real Russia, rich in its lands. Outgoing blue of the sky emphasizes the panoramic and all-embracing nature of the depicted species. Hills, moss-covered stones, low trees – in short, everything tells of the nature of the vegetation of these lands with severe winters.
Dynamics in the compositional solution Vasnetsov brings the figure of a galloping and leaving behind a club of road dust of the rider. A few rough colors, very simplistic, typical drawing distinguish the artist’s picturesque manner.