A spring landscape. In the foreground is a small part of a pond, and behind it is a green meadow. In the background are bare trees, with the village houses peeking through to the right. The blue sky is slightly covered by light clouds.
In the Chekhovs’ house in Melikhovo there are many sketches painted by the artist Maria Timofeevna Drozdova. She was a friend of the writer’s sister, Maria Pavlovna Chekhova. The girls met while attending evening classes at the Stroganov Art School.
In 1895 Maria Drozdova visited Melikhovo for the first time:
In the Chekhovs’ house in Melikhovo there are many sketches painted by the artist Maria Timofeevna Drozdova. She was a friend of the writer’s sister, Maria Pavlovna Chekhova. The girls met while attending evening classes at the Stroganov Art School.
In 1895 Maria Drozdova visited Melikhovo for the first time: