Artist Evgeny Pletnev painted the landscape “Fall” in the Impressionist style in 2004.
Impressionism originated in France in the late 19th century. Artists of this movement opposed the traditions of Classicism and Realism. They sought to show the beauty of a particular moment, to convey the emotions from what they perceived. For this purpose, the artists developed new painting techniques, for instance, using fine strokes instead of sharp contours of objects. In Russia, Valentin Serov, Arkhip Kuindzhi and Isaac Levitan are considered Impressionists.
In this painting, Evgeny Pletnev depicted the middle of the fall when some of the trees are already leafless, and some have just begun to turn yellow. To convey the atmosphere and mood of a chilly, windy and cloudy evening, Pletnev opted for cold colors — the whole spectrum from light gray and steel shades to dark blue and light purple. One can see dense clouds in the sky over the shore of the lake, and big ripples on the water. In the lower left corner, the artist wrote his last name, initials, and the year of creation: the letters seem to disappear into the yellow grass and mingle with the fall leaves.
Since 1966, Evgeny Pletnev participated in regional exhibitions “The Soviet South” and “The South of Russia”, as well as in all-Union and international exhibitions. Since 1968, he lived and worked in Nevinnomyssk where he taught at an art school for children, headed an art studio in one of the town’s gymnasiums. In 1977, Pletnev was accepted into the Artists’ Union of Russia.
Nowadays, works by Evgeny Pletnev are housed in the collections of many museums of Stavropol Krai, in the Yeysk Art Gallery, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Union of Russian Artists, in galleries and private collections of Commonwealth of Independent States countries and abroad.
Impressionism originated in France in the late 19th century. Artists of this movement opposed the traditions of Classicism and Realism. They sought to show the beauty of a particular moment, to convey the emotions from what they perceived. For this purpose, the artists developed new painting techniques, for instance, using fine strokes instead of sharp contours of objects. In Russia, Valentin Serov, Arkhip Kuindzhi and Isaac Levitan are considered Impressionists.
In this painting, Evgeny Pletnev depicted the middle of the fall when some of the trees are already leafless, and some have just begun to turn yellow. To convey the atmosphere and mood of a chilly, windy and cloudy evening, Pletnev opted for cold colors — the whole spectrum from light gray and steel shades to dark blue and light purple. One can see dense clouds in the sky over the shore of the lake, and big ripples on the water. In the lower left corner, the artist wrote his last name, initials, and the year of creation: the letters seem to disappear into the yellow grass and mingle with the fall leaves.
Evgeny Pletnev was born in 1933 in the town of Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai. In 1965, he graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of the Krasnodar State Pedagogical Institute.
Since 1966, Evgeny Pletnev participated in regional exhibitions “The Soviet South” and “The South of Russia”, as well as in all-Union and international exhibitions. Since 1968, he lived and worked in Nevinnomyssk where he taught at an art school for children, headed an art studio in one of the town’s gymnasiums. In 1977, Pletnev was accepted into the Artists’ Union of Russia.
Evgeny Pletnev worked in different styles and genres of fine art creating Realist landscapes, genre compositions, portraits and still lifes, as well as graphic works. He created many works using pastel painting techniques. One of the main themes of his landscapes was the nature of his native land and remote corners of Russia.
Nowadays, works by Evgeny Pletnev are housed in the collections of many museums of Stavropol Krai, in the Yeysk Art Gallery, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Union of Russian Artists, in galleries and private collections of Commonwealth of Independent States countries and abroad.
