Goals.

Introduce students to a work of art. Development of artistic imagination based on the description of the picture, ideas, development of written and oral speech. Prepare students for a descriptive essay based on the picture.

Help to understand the content of the painting and the means of expressing the artist’s intentions.

Equipment: A reproduction of the painting “Winter Evening” for each student.

Vocabulary dictation.

Bluish, grayish, silvery, light blue, soft, loose, fresh, deep, like a snow-white blanket, like a fluffy blanket, lilac-blue shadows, setting sun, hay train, greenish-gray, pink-lilac

Introduction.

Today our lesson is devoted to working on a descriptive essay based on a painting by the artist N.P. Krymov. In the history of painting, N.P. Krymov is known as an excellent master of lyrical landscape, as a poet of modest Russian nature. Our task is to get acquainted with Krymov’s paintings and create our own work of art - an essay based on the painting. Just recently, winter came to visit us, and the new year has begun.

Blue twilight, light powder, an old Christmas tree, a fairy tale, the flickering and crackling of candles, and prickly frost, and a scattering of star rays.

This is exactly how the master of landscape painting N.P. saw winter. Krymov.

We met and talked about the painting and landscapes of Krymov. You should have prepared a report at home about the life of N.P. Krymova.

The student reads a message about the artist.

The work of Nikolai Petrovich Krymov is inextricably linked with the development of Russian fine art. His talent was most fully manifested in landscape painting. Along with painting, he was engaged in graphics and theatrical decoration. Krymov was a happy artist creative destiny, who gained early recognition. It is perhaps a rare case that a work written by a second-year student at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture was purchased by the Tretyakov Gallery.

N.P. Krymov was born in Moscow on May 3 (April 20, old style) 1884 in the family of the artist Pyotr Alekseevich Krymov. The father of the future painter taught drawing in Moscow gymnasiums and was a good portrait painter. Pyotr Alekseevich noticed his talent early youngest son, his extraordinary drawing abilities. After Krymov graduated from real school, the father himself began to prepare his son for exams at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, which he successfully passed, and in 1904 he was accepted among the first. In those years, the school had a very strong and authoritative staff of teachers. After graduating from college in 1911, Krymov embarked on an independent creative path as a mature, established artist. In the 1910s, the young artist continued to develop the problem of landscape painting in his work.

Krymov lived a long, 74-year life, which, it would seem, passed without visible unrest or tragedy. But this is probably a special inner strength and mental fortitude a man who, like the people of his generation, suffered three wars and three revolutions. He is one of the best landscape painters of the 20th century, who was also known as a painting theorist and as a brilliant teacher (in 1919-1930 the artist taught for a long time at the Prechistensky Practical Institute). This artist’s teachers were such masters as V.A. Serov and K.A. Korovin. N. Krymov was an opponent of any experiments in the field of art and thanks to this he described all living things as they are.

The artist was a follower of the classical direction of painting that developed in the 19th century. He tried to put together and generalize this direction. He had a large number of students whom he taught according to his own system. And even more students learned according to his system. Distinctive feature This artist was that he instilled in each of his students a sense of individuality. Krymov is a true adherent of the classical direction of painting; he left a deep mark on the painting of the 20th century in Russia.

We have already looked at the artist’s paintings. Let's remember them. (“Windy Day”, “After the Rain”, “Dawn”, “Morning”)

What does the artist depict in his paintings, what does he glorify? (He glorifies Russian nature in his landscapes, modest in appearance, but full of charm)

Krymov dedicated a lot of his paintings to winter. Winter was my favorite time of year. What kind of paintings are these? (“ Winter evening”, “Winter day”, “Winter”, “Pink winter”, “Winter landscape”)

Krymov painted from life only in the summer. He painted the winter landscapes from memory, but despite this, they are very reliable. He could believably convey the state of nature and lighting. Krymov's winter landscapes could give a detailed and colorful story about this time of year. Krymov never sought to create huge canvases. Such is the painting “Winter Evening”. In my youth, this was due to limited funds. During his years of study, the artist was in need. He had no money for painting supplies. He used those paints that wealthy students cleaned from their canvases. Later he told his students: “It is not at all necessary to paint huge canvases with broad strokes. You can paint with one small brush on a small canvas and the paint will cost you a penny.” In mature years big sizes The masters could not add anything to the canvas’s individuality. His small-sized landscapes have always remained monumental.

Let's turn to the painting “Winter Evening”. Look carefully at the picture.

What mood does it create in you when you look at Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening”?

(This canvas depicts a small village in winter. Looking at the picture, the viewer has a feeling of peace, calm and warmth, despite the fact that the author depicted winter.)

Did the artist manage to convey the beauty of a winter evening?

(We look at the picture and seem to feel the soft flowing snow, illuminated by the rays of the setting sun, the silence of the early evening hour. The artist admires the evening twilight. He wants to show how beautiful our Russian nature is!)

What attracts you in the picture at first glance? What signs of the coming evening do you see?

(Deep snow with lilac-blue shadows, illuminated by the rays of the setting sun. A light stripe of bluish snow shades the sky and emphasizes the darkened foreground. These are primarily long afternoon shadows. The coming evening is also indicated by the color of the snow, bluish with a purple tint.)

What is the peculiarity of the construction of the picture, its composition? Where is the artist located?

(We can assume that the picture was painted by the artist from the opposite bank. At that moment he was on a hill. The picture is built diagonally: an looming shadow, paths rush upward, towards houses with tall trees, to the center of the picture. People walking along the path, horses , carrying a cart with hay, create the impression of movement, fill the picture with life, and indicate the connection between man and nature.

The artist is located at a great distance from the village: this is emphasized by the small size of the horses depicted, obscure small figures of people, houses and buildings in which no details are visible. The trees act as a mass.)

How did the artist depict the sky in the early evening?

(The author uses various shades in his work white for the image of snow. Turquoise color the ice on the river is colored. The artist conveys the color of the evening sky using light greenish and yellow tones. Greenish-gray, mauve-pink sky in places. The artist depicted this color of the sky because the blue sky, in combination with the yellow rays of the sun illuminating it, acquires a T greenish tint.)

How are the trees depicted?

(In the background of the canvas, the painter depicted a winter village. Behind it is a forest consisting of oaks or poplars. It stands out as a dark mass against the background of a light, greenish-yellow sky. On the right is a mighty pine tree with twisted branches and a lush crown. On the left is a dense deciduous forest , and in the center of the picture are tall domed trees. The trees are painted in a reddish-brown color, which they acquire from the rays of the setting sun.)

Describe the village.

(The village is one of the main objects of the canvas. It is a small group of buildings drowned in dense snowdrifts. Reflections of the sun are visible in the windows of one of the houses. On the left, a little away from the residential buildings, the dome of the bell tower is visible.)

V. Favorsky, in his memoirs about N.P. Krymov, will write: “His works amaze with the perfection of design and colors, and all this is imbued with musicality, different each time, in each landscape.” Let's try to voice the picture. What could the artist hear?

(Deep silence, broken only by the slight creaking of snow under the steps of those walking, the subtle squealing of sleigh runners; the quiet singing of birds, the muffled sounds of a bell...)

What colors did Krymov use to describe a winter evening?

(The artist used mainly cold colors: blue, grayish-blue, silver-blue snow, greenish-gray sky, which convey the feeling of a frosty evening. But he also used warm colors: reddish-brown trees; yellowish-brown walls of houses and barns ; yellowish reflection of windows illuminated by the sun. These colors convey a feeling of comfort, tranquility, warmth.)

What do you feel, what do you think about when you look at this landscape? Describe your feelings.

(I really like his canvas and evokes the warmest feelings. I want to visit this beautiful corner of Russian nature, enjoy the silence rural life in the early evening, breathe in the fresh frosty air.)

Generalization.

Indeed, Krymov’s small landscapes, dedicated to modest corners of the Russian village, are not striking visual appeal, but with strict depiction and laconicism. “Love nature, study it, write what you truly love. Be truthful, for beauty is in truth,” said the artist.

Planning.

Where would you start describing the picture?

What would you definitely write about?

How would you end the essay?

Rough plan.

N.P. Krymov - landscape artist.

Winter as depicted by the artist:

D) features of the composition (foreground, background, center of the picture).

What feelings and thoughts does the landscape evoke?

Writing a descriptive essay.

“Landscape is a portrait of nature. Writing a landscape well is as difficult as writing any good work...”

N.P. Krymov’s landscape was a success, let’s hope that your essays will turn out no less interesting.

In front of me now is a reproduction of the landscape painter Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening”, on which I need to write an essay. In the picture the author depicted a real Russian winter, which already dominates full swing, enveloping the entire village in its blanket of snow.

Krymov Winter evening

The main part of the canvas in the foreground is snow, which covered the field with its snowdrifts, hiding autumn grass under a lush snow-white blanket. And only occasionally are the tops of small bushes visible. Birds are sitting on one of them. Either they are hiding from predators, or they have found a hot spot there where they can get their fill of berries. The snow does not shine in the sun, and this is understandable, because the sun no longer shines brightly, it is already low above the horizon.

In Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening,” among the snowdrifts, one can see well-trodden paths along which villagers walk every day. It was on one of the paths that Krymov depicted a small group of people, including a child. They probably went for an evening walk to get some fresh air before going to bed. Someone strayed from the group, staring at the setting sun.

In the background, Krymov depicted the beginning of the village in the painting “Winter Evening”. We see old small wooden houses, in the windows of which the light is already burning, or maybe it’s the glare that the sunlight casts. The roofs of the houses are covered with snow-white snow. It seems as if they were wearing snow-white hats at home.
Next to the houses there is a barn. Two carts, fully loaded with hay, are heading towards him.

Near the village, a little to the left, there is a deciduous forest. The crowns of the trees are lush, it is clear that this forest is many years old. A bell tower peeks out from behind the trees, from where the ringing sounds on holidays, calling all the villagers to the service.

Working on Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening” and its description, I would like to say about my emotions that the painting evokes in me, and they are pleasant, even though I don’t like winter itself. In the painting “Winter Evening” you can see that there is no wind, which means that even in frost, it is pleasant and good outside. Looking at the work, you feel the crunch of snow under your feet and hear the chirping of birds. Nature gradually plunges into the abyss of the night, so there is a sense of calm and tranquility.

Essay-description based on the painting by N.P. Krymov “Winter Evening”.

Goals and objectives:

1. Prepare students for a descriptive essay based on the picture.
2. Help to understand the content of the painting and the means of expressing the artist’s intentions.
3. Use an art history text in your work as a basis for students to create their own speech works.
4. Activate vocabulary on the topic “Description of nature (winter evening).”
5. Introduce art historical terms into students’ active vocabulary: color, palette, tone.
6. Cultivate a feeling of love for native nature, thoughtful, careful attitude to her, the ability to see beauty in modest corners of native nature

Equipment:

Power Point presentation;

Handouts (printout of art history text by I.B. Porto, multi-level assignments).

Repetition:

Types of speech; speech styles (artistic style); main idea of ​​the text;

During the classes:

1. Introduction

A) The teacher's word.Today our lesson will be devoted to working on a descriptive essay based on a painting by the artist N.P. Krymov. Our task is to get acquainted with the special manner of his writing and create our own piece of art- essay on a painting.

B) Updating knowledge.What would you depict in your painting “Winter Evening”? What paints were used on the canvas? Where would your landscape take place? Is it easy to convey twilight in a painting?

In the history of paintingN.P. Krymov is known as an excellent master of lyrical landscape, as a poet of modest Russian nature. Now we will read the art criticism text of I. Bortko and get acquainted with the peculiarity of N.P.’s writing style. Krymova.

1. Work with text

Stored in Tretyakov Gallery some winter landscapes, created by Krymov during this period: they depict cozy, snow-covered small houses of a provincial town, illuminated by the golden light of the setting frosty sun. The mood of the fading one is perfectly conveyed winter day. Evening is one of Krymov’s favorite states of nature. Reproducing the edge of day and evening is exactly that “little bit” in Krymov painting that he so often spoke about to his students. In the paintings, this short time seems to sharpen the whole essence of nature, its colors become fleeting and changeable, the shadows thicken, the horizon brightens, the sun flashes on the snow with unexpected golden and ocher-lilac spots. It seems that a few more moments and twilight will extinguish this beautiful time of day. I.B. Porto.

1. Read the text to yourself, prepare for expressive reading.

2. Read the text expressively.

3. What is this text about? What is its theme?

4. What is the main idea of ​​the text? What did the author want to express?

5. How can you title the text? (Winter landscapes of Krymov).

6. What feature of Krymov the painter does the author note? (Reproduction of the edge of day and evening, “a little bit” in Krymov painting).

7. Do you think this artist's style of painting is based on color (= tone) or halftone? (Krymov's painting - halftone painting).

8. What type of speech does this text belong to? (Description).

9. In what style is it written? Why? (IN artistic style, because the author creates an image of nature).

10. Language means, helping to create an image of winter nature in the text:

Determine which part of speech predominates in the text? (Adjectives).

What categories of adjectives do you know by meaning? Underline the adjectives with the nouns they refer to

What adjectives help to feel the mood of the author and at the same time convey the artist’s writing style - painting in halftones?(Cozy, golden, short, fleeting, changeable, ocher-lilac).

Write down the adjective unexpected, explain the spelling of the prefix not-.

Choose a synonym for the adjectivefrosty (= winter, cold).

What other text synonyms did the author of the text use? (Landscapes = paintings = paintings).

Generalization.

So, we are in absentia with the help of this text We got acquainted with the painting of N.P. Krymov, the characteristics of Krymov the painter, and now let’s turn to the painting on which we will write an essay.

1. Working with a painting

1. Looking at the picture.

2. Does the text we worked with correspond to the content of the picture?

3. What mood does it create in you when you look at Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening”?(A good, pleasant mood is created, you want to look at this picture for a long time, from itbreathes peace and tranquility).

4. What signs of the coming evening do you see?(Deep snow with lilac-blue shadows, illuminated by the rays of the setting sun. A light stripe of bluish snow shades the sky and emphasizes the darkened foreground. These are, first of all, long afternoon shadows. The color of the snow, bluish with a violet tint, also indicates the coming evening).

Shadows on the snow : long, late afternoon, lilac-blue, thick shadow from a hill, long shadow along a deeply trodden path.

The coming evening is also indicated by snow color . At home you should have worked with a dictionary and found epithets to help describe snow. (White, blue, bluish-gray, silver-blue, grayish, violet-gray, lilac-bluish, light blue, loose, loose, soft, deep)

5. Working with cards: B: description of the sky;

S, N: description of trees.

Option: How did the artist depict the sky in the early evening?

(Greenish-gray, sometimes pinkish-lilac sky. The artist depicted this color of the sky because the blue sky, in combination with the yellow rays of the sun illuminating it, acquires a greenish tint).

N, C option: How are the trees depicted?

(On the right is a mighty pine tree with twisted branches and a lush crown. On the left is a dense deciduous forest, and in the center of the picture are tall dome-shaped trees. The trees are painted in a reddish-brown color, which they acquire from the rays of the setting sun).

6. Artist's palette.

What colors did Krymov use to describe a winter evening?(The artist used mainly cold colors: blue, grayish-blue, silver-blue snow, greenish-gray sky, which convey the feeling of a frosty evening. But he also used warm colors).

Give examples of objects written in warm colors.(Redish-brown trees; yellowish-brown walls of houses and barns; yellowish reflection of windows illuminated by the sun. These colors convey a feeling of comfort, calm, warmth).

7. What do we see in the center of the picture?People walking along a path, horses carrying a cart of hay, create the impression of movement, fill the picture with life, and indicate the connection between man and nature.

What is the peculiarity of the construction of the picture, its composition?

(The picture is built diagonally: an looming shadow, paths rush upward, towards houses with tall trees, to the center of the picture.

8. V. Favorsky in his memoirs about N.P. Krymov will write: “His works amaze with the perfection of design and colors, and all this is imbued with musicality, different each time, in each landscape.” Let's try to voice the picture.What could the artist hear?(Deep silence, broken only by the slight creaking of snow under the steps of those walking, the subtle squealing of sleigh runners; the quiet singing of birds, the muffled sounds of a bell...)

9. What Do you feel what you are thinking about when you look at this landscape?Describe your feelings. (This landscape, depicting a quiet, cozy evening in the village, evokes in us a feeling of tranquility and peace. I want to visit this beautiful corner of Russian nature, enjoy the silence of rural life in the early evening, breathe in the fresh frosty air).

10. Generalization.

Indeed, Krymov’s small landscapes, dedicated to modest corners of the Russian village, amaze not with their external attractiveness, but with their strict depiction and laconicism. “Love nature, study it, write what you truly love. Be truthful, for beauty is in truth,” said the artist.

Planning

Where would you start describing the picture?

What would you definitely write about?

How would you end the essay?

Rough plan

1. N.P. Krymov - landscape artist.

2. Winter as depicted by the artist

a) Snow, sky, shadows

b) Features of the composition (foreground, background, center of the picture).

c) Artist's palette.

3. What feelings and thoughts does the landscape evoke?

“Landscape is a portrait of nature. Writing a landscape well is as difficult as writing any good work..."

N.P. Krymov’s landscape was a success, let’s hope that your essays will turn out no less interesting.

D/Z: write an essay in accordance with the chosen genre in an artistic style.

Essay examples

09.05.2015

Description of the painting by Nikolai Krymov “Winter Evening”

“Winter Evening” by Krymov is a quiet abandoned village with a low temple nearby. Here people walk slowly through the endless snow. Someone even stopped to look at the majestic beauty of nature. Most of the picture is a white sea of ​​snow: on the ground and on the houses. It's a stunningly beautiful Russian winter. “Winter Evening” exudes warmth and comfort, as if we are watching this familiar picture from the window of our same low house. The snowy shades are surprisingly elegantly conveyed - from the dark blue close to us to the bright and blinding white. And of course, Krymov could not help but capture the power and stateliness of the Russian forest visible in the distance. But very close we notice a frozen river. Winter covered her with a thin layer of ice. Near the river there are bushes with birds sitting on them.

Evening is approaching imperceptibly and smoothly: the sun has almost disappeared, painting the sky in yellowish-blue colors; the birds froze lonely in their places; people can barely move to their homes. Yes, this is how the evening comes, light, unobtrusive, calm. In the distance, either the sun is still illuminating nature a little, or the light has already come on in one of the houses. Here, in this incredibly wonderful picture, winter reigns. We hear people rushing to get into their homes to warm up with hot tea or sit down to a delicious dinner. They are dressed in down jackets that protect them from the cold evening. The snow creaks deftly underfoot. And on the other side, a horse-drawn sleigh approaches the village. They are probably transporting large bales of hay to the barn. The Russian artist Krymov managed to convey not the ferocity and cold of the Russian winter, but its calm, tenderness and warmth. Winter seems like a dear guest about whom everyone worries and worries. She is beautiful in her deep snow. And we feel safe.

How long has it been since you looked at the painting? Specifically, a drawing made with a brush and paints? The painting “Winter Evening” by landscape artist Nikolai Petrovich Krymov is a seemingly simple thing with a simple plot. But it makes you think.

And how surprised and amazed you are to the smallest details paintings! How I want to look at them and try to understand the mood of the artist and his thoughts at the time of painting!

Nikolay Krymov

Perhaps not as popular as Vasnetsov or Malevich. But his contribution to art is difficult to overestimate. Born into the family of the artist P. A. Krymov in 1884, the boy acquired drawing skills already in childhood. The father happily showed his son the basic techniques of painting and talked about composition, color and lighting. All this affected Nikolai’s worldview and his life aspirations.

Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening” is the clearest illustration of his ideas about fine arts. While studying in the landscape workshop of A. M. Vasnetsov at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, the young artist tried his hand at different directions: both as a designer, and as a graphic artist, and later as a set designer. But literally from the first brush strokes, he joined symbolism, believing that the picture should convey the mood of its color scheme.

Simple landscape

This is exactly how - simply - N.P. Krymov wrote. The painting “Winter Evening” is a landscape of a village outskirts. Several buildings, a church dome and a couple of sleighs with firewood - that’s almost the whole picture. Of course, there are trees, birds on the bushes, and people going about their business. But all this is not drawn in detail, not highlighted in bright colors.

And at the same time, one glance is enough to understand that there is severe frost outside. And it's already dusk. This is the time of day when the windows still let in. When you sit in the hut, it seems that it is not so cold outside. It is so warm and cozy, sunshine.

Russian Winter

The painting “Winter Evening” is snow. Looking at it, you get the feeling that it was important for the artist to show the omnipresence of snow. After all, this is one of the main winter events. Snow lies everywhere: the roofs of houses are dusted with it, the ground is densely covered, and the bushes that are depicted in the foreground are hidden under it.

It shimmers in the rays of the setting sun, and the shadows cast by the heaps of the paths clearly indicate the height of the snowdrifts. It immediately becomes clear that winter did not come yesterday; it has long since come into its own.

And even the muted color does not prevent one from recognizing the beauty of a snowy Russian winter. The sun disappearing behind the horizon changed the bright daytime shine of the snow to a bluish glare. But even this shade conveys the fluffiness of the snow cover. And in those places where there are still rays of sunlight, we see a transparent pink snowball that you want to pick up.

Homecoming

What else did Krymov manage to convey to the viewer? The painting “Winter Evening,” the description of which occupies us today, is not overloaded with objects. And yet, in the center we see people returning. We don’t know what drove them out onto the street on a winter day, but the fact that they are moving towards warmth and home sets us up for cozy memories of winter evenings.

Taking a closer look at how a family with a child moves, we understand that the paths have been trodden for a long time. They are quite wide so that you can separate from oncoming passers-by. This means that people are accustomed to such difficult conditions and have learned to withstand them.

Also, haystacks and sleighs are brought home. Pets appear before your eyes, which will be fed in a couple of minutes. From this uniform life, you somehow calm down and understand that no adversity in life (like this high snow) can change the inevitable course of things. The painting “Winter Evening” is quite suitable for meditation and relaxation. Soft colors and plenty of room for thought. All that remains is to turn on leisurely music.

Fuzzy images

Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening” shows us people as not depicted. The description of warm clothes fully justifies this, because fur coats, felt boots, warm scarves and hats leave no room for sophistication and grace. The figures of people generally look more like specks of paint, but this is the artist’s talent, to convey not only the intended image, but also its mood, like this, without details and clear brush strokes.

N. Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening” glows with warmth and comfort. Looking at how the human figures are slightly tilted forward, you understand that people are hurrying into the warmth of the hut. And looking at their heavy clothes, you just feel how difficult it is to walk in the snow. Albeit along well-trodden paths.

In the same way, indistinctly, the figures of birds are indicated in the foreground. They didn’t hide under the cold weather, they sat down right in the snow. But they fluffed up their feathers and became ruffled - they conserved their strength, and this made them look more like lumps of something alive than like fluttering light birds.

village

Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening” (describing it is our task today) shows a village. One gets the impression that this is a small cluster of several houses. It’s not even the outskirts of the village, because massive trees rise behind the houses.

Of course, the artist is well versed in proportions, he has a developed sense of proportion. But take a closer look at how he arranged the objects in the picture: even in the background, the houses are many times larger than the people, as if denoting their solidity and significance. And at the same time we understand how small they really are. It is enough to compare trees and huts.

You can’t help but wonder what the painting “Winter Evening” symbolizes. Krymov, after all, professed symbolism in his work. And so, looking at the cluster of huts located in the middle of the snowy expanses, you understand that only proximity to each other will make us warmer and kinder, and our world more comfortable. After all, even in proverbs we find indications of this: in cramped conditions, but not in offence, for example.

And the fact that everyone - both people and sleighs with hay - are heading towards the houses is also of great importance. Only in home we will receive the desired warmth and peace. And the bell tower, located in the distance, is a symbol of hope for goodness and a bright future.

Forest

A forest is depicted in the background of the canvas. Now it is completely unclear what kind of trees grow in this area - oaks, poplars, lindens... Only one thing is clear: such a landscape is typical for middle zone Russia. After all, such things don’t grow in the north tall trees, and in the tundra or taiga there is not so much empty space.

And again you can’t help but think about what Krymov is telling us. The painting “Winter Evening,” the description of which reveals the meaning of each symbol, conveys human security. The endless snowy expanses turn into warm and well-built (albeit poor) houses. And the huts are protected from winds and blizzards by centuries-old trees.

Taking a closer look, we will see the desire for life conveyed by the artist. The moss and small shrubs in the foreground symbolize this perfectly. They make their way even through so much snow to reach the winter sun.

Sunset

N. Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening” is a completely accurate representation of color nuances. Look at the sky. You can immediately see that it is low, winter-heavy, but clean and transparent from the frost.

The greenish color of the sunset sky is somewhat unusual for our eyes. But this is a very accurately noticed feature of the late afternoon. By several tints of pink in the snow and in the sky, as well as by the reflection sunlight in the window of the hut it becomes clear that the sunset will be pink and calm.

And a clear, cloudless sky does not foretell any trouble or surprise. Again, from one glance at the picture, you feel calm and understand: everything is going as usual.

Color spectrum

Krymov’s painting “Winter Evening” is another confirmation of the artist’s skill and professionalism. He skillfully uses a palette of colors to convey all the shades of trees, sky, snow...

After all, what do we usually see when we go outside in winter? Black silhouettes of trees and white snow. But it’s not like that! The shadows of people are dark blue, the roofs of houses are covered with the purest white snow, and the transitions of blue and pink tones in the foreground of the picture accurately convey the illumination and the pre-sunset time.

And here’s what’s surprising: it would seem that the painting “Winter Evening” should convey cold and gloom. But in fact, when you look at her, you feel warm and cozy. This effect is also created by the color scheme. Black trees are actually dark brown. Warm pink reflections run across the cold snow. The dome of the bell tower almost shines with yellow light.

And a few more words about the author

Sometimes, looking at such landscapes, you involuntarily think: why does such a simple picture as “Winter Evening” (its description can consist of just a few phrases) make you stop and literally freeze in front of it? And it’s not about peace, not about the winter view familiar to every person.

Most likely, we need to say that the artist added a touch of life to the landscape: walking people, horse-drawn sleighs. This gives the picture dynamics; it becomes an illustration for any poem glorifying the Russian winter.

Many believe that Krymov is lucky: a rare artist has the honor of being represented in the Tretyakov Gallery during his lifetime. But this is also a huge amount of work on oneself, the development of talent and the desire to show the world the simple and majestic beauty of the nature that surrounds us.

Essay based on a painting

The description provided will help you get acquainted with wonderful work Russian painting, as well as write Schoolchildren get acquainted with " Winter evening" Krymova is in the sixth grade. In their work, the children need to describe the picture and the feelings it evoked in them.