The picturesque nature of Tarusa has always attracted local artists. Coming here, they created works, drawing inspiration from the distinctive views of the town and its surroundings. In this aspect, Tarusa is comparable to the French Barbizon, where world famous landscapes were created. And in the same way, the artists who, by the will of fate, ended up in Tarusa, turned to this genre.
The work of Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958), who for many years came here for the summer, was no exception. Here he had the opportunity to draw inspiration from the endless images of local nature. His talent for painting was discovered at an early age, and his father, also an artist, Pyotr Krymov prepared him for admission to the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Among his teachers were Valentin Serov, Apollinary Vasnetsov and Leonid Pasternak. The artist himself noted that the works of Isaac Levitan with his subtle ability to truthfully convey the character of Russian nature had a great influence on him. Although later Krymov also became known as a graphic artist and set designer, he received recognition in his lifetime as a landscape painter.
Krymov wrote, that for the most accurate depiction of nature, it is necessary to use nature, in order to see tones, ‘to convey all shades of objects.’ Continuously in search of the most picturesque streets and urban areas, the artist created many paintings and sketches for them. One of these sketches is ‘The House in Tarusa’ in 1932. It depicts a simple white house with a board fence, the gate of which is hospitably open. The artist manages to convey the radiance of sunlight that floods and illuminates everything around. In a small etude format, the author sculpts the shape of buildings with large oil strokes, creates a three-dimensional image. By mixing different shades of green, it realistically conveys the character of the local nature.
The landscapes created by Krymov in Tarusa are distinguished by the subtlety of artistic solutions and fullness of light. They are imbued with a slight naivety and embody an idyll, which makes them extremely attractive to the viewer.
The work of Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958), who for many years came here for the summer, was no exception. Here he had the opportunity to draw inspiration from the endless images of local nature. His talent for painting was discovered at an early age, and his father, also an artist, Pyotr Krymov prepared him for admission to the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Among his teachers were Valentin Serov, Apollinary Vasnetsov and Leonid Pasternak. The artist himself noted that the works of Isaac Levitan with his subtle ability to truthfully convey the character of Russian nature had a great influence on him. Although later Krymov also became known as a graphic artist and set designer, he received recognition in his lifetime as a landscape painter.
Krymov wrote, that for the most accurate depiction of nature, it is necessary to use nature, in order to see tones, ‘to convey all shades of objects.’ Continuously in search of the most picturesque streets and urban areas, the artist created many paintings and sketches for them. One of these sketches is ‘The House in Tarusa’ in 1932. It depicts a simple white house with a board fence, the gate of which is hospitably open. The artist manages to convey the radiance of sunlight that floods and illuminates everything around. In a small etude format, the author sculpts the shape of buildings with large oil strokes, creates a three-dimensional image. By mixing different shades of green, it realistically conveys the character of the local nature.
The landscapes created by Krymov in Tarusa are distinguished by the subtlety of artistic solutions and fullness of light. They are imbued with a slight naivety and embody an idyll, which makes them extremely attractive to the viewer.
