On February 24, 2022, a temporary exhibition “The Genius of Landscape Ivan Shishkin” was opened in the Talovsky District Museum of Local Lore, dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the birth of the famous Russian landscape painter, painter, draftsman and engraver-aquaphorist of the 19th century I.I. Shishkin (1832 – 1898).

The exhibition presents 40 etchings from the funds of the Voronezh Regional Art Museum. I.N. Kramskoy.

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was not only a talented painter, but also one of the best etchers of his time, a great connoisseur and experimenter in the field of printmaking. Shishkin’s etchings are the pinnacle of Russian engraving art, possessing rare artistic expressiveness. All the smallest nuances of the seasons, day and night, forests and fields, rivers and lakes are presented in the artist’s works in the context of the inextricable “natural life” of Russian people.

The exhibition will allow the modern viewer to see Russian nature as the great artist saw it, as well as enjoy the little-known works of the outstanding master, the best of which have become classics of national graphics.

The exhibition will run at the museum until April 29, 2022.

*Photo courtesy of the Talovsky Local History Museum.