The artist’s landscapes are distinguished by a genuine completeness — of the composition, color palette and spatial structure. His paintings always have a clear plot. With free and energetic brushstrokes Albert Papikyan confidently sculpts the shape of buildings, trees, and mountains.

The feeling of harmony between all elements in his pictures arises from the regularity of spatial relationships — the sky, the earth, the uneven outline of mountains, and the dense, weighty or light architecture. All these qualities lead to the main thing — to the understanding of beauty in the simplest motif, familiar to every person.

In the 1950s and 1960s, when Soviet artists were desperately searching for and arguing about a new artistic trend, the “Severe” style was born. Albert Papikyan also followed this direction. In their works, the artists gravitated towards generalized concise forms, monumental compositions with sharp rhythmic lines, and laconic color palettes. Their works were distinguished by a restrained pictorial language.

Albert Papikyan created many works depicting architectural monuments: he understood Old Russian architecture well. In the presented painting, the artist sought to reflect the sacred beauty of Kolomenskoye. The artist’s temperament is conveyed not only by the plot, but also by the colors and the manner of painting.