Morning in a Pine Forest
ArtistIvan Shishkin, Konstantin Savitsky
Year1889
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions139 cm × 213 cm (55 in × 84 in)
LocationTretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Morning in a Pine Forest (Russian: Утро в сосновом лесу) is a painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. The bears were painted by Savitsky,[1] but the art collector Pavel Tretyakov effaced his signature, stating that "from idea to performance, everything discloses the painting manner and creative method peculiar just to Shishkin",[2] so the painting is now sometimes credited solely to Shishkin.

The Morning in a Pine Forest became very popular, being reproduced on various items, including the "Clumsy Bear" chocolates by Krasny Oktyabr.[3] According to one poll, the painting is the second most popular in Russia behind Bogatyrs by Viktor Vasnetsov.[4] Shishkin's similar paintings are the Forest in Spring (1884) and The Sestroretsk Forest (1896).

It is believed that Shishkin painted the pine trees near Gorodomlya Island, which is located on Lake Seliger.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Загадка картин Ивана Шишкина (in Russian). Spbdnevnik.ru. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  2. ^ Утро в сосновом лесу. 1889. ГТГ (in Russian). Artclassic.edu.ru. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  3. ^ "Chocolate "Mishka Kosolapy"". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ^ Утро в сосновом лесу (in Russian). Shishkin-art.ru. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. ^ "Утро в сосновом лесу описание" (in Russian).


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