Painter Lidiya Isaakovna Brodskaya’s talent reflected itself primarily in her landscapes. She painted still-life paintings only at the beginning of her artistic journey, but then fully dedicated herself to creating paintings that reveal the beauty of Russian nature.
Winter Day is a perfect example of the painter’s work in the landscape genre. The canvas shows a fragment of forest sleeping under snow on a nice clear day. The pink light of the bright Sun illuminates the treetops and the pale sky looks almost translucent. In the middle of the picture there is a snow-covered road, which stretches off somewhere deep into the forest. The whole piece is painted in shades of white, blue and pink. The artist’s autograph is visible in the bottom right corner.
In the painting Winter Day, Lidiya Brodskaya managed to capture the mood and the state of nature on a crisp winter’s day. This piece stands out for its meticulously aligned composition and abundance of details. The spectator can see every single twig, and artful play with light and shadow makes the snow look three-dimensional. The painting is full of delicate lyricism so typical for this artist, conveying the tranquillity of the sleeping forest.
Brodskaya’s artistic work is based on the best traditions of Russian landscape painting art. When forming, the painter’s style was affected by the works of Isaak Levitan, Alexey Savrasov, Ivan Shishkin, Apollinary Vasnetsov. From the classics, Lidiya Brodskaya learned to not just transfer a still image on a canvas, but to show through it a deep connection between a person and the world around him — the connection that elevates and spiritualises the soul.
Lidiya Brodskaya grew up in a creative family — for a long time her father, Isaak Izrailevich, was a head of the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg. As a child, the girl painted a lot. However, in her teenage years her passion for ballet prevailed over one for painting. Lidiya graduated from Leningrad Ballet School and for some time she performed as a pop dancer, but later decided to go back to the passion from her childhood. From 1935, she attended the Academy of Arts as a non-enrolled student, where under the guidance of her father she mastered all the tricks of the trade.
Brodskaya’s own artistic journey started in 1943, when she was accepted as a member of the Union of Artists. After that, she dedicated herself completely to the art of landscape painting. Among her paintings, there are none of the popular themes of that time, that put urban buildings, industrial plants, power lines or railway bridges in the centre of the composition. The painter preferred capturing the pristine beauty of nature, that had not yet been touched by civilisation.
Lidiya Isaakovna was not very good at painting mountains and exotic landscapes. She preferred working in Moscow Region and in Central Russia area. Dramatic notes are not typical for her paintings. She preferred featuring the nature in its quiet, peaceful state. Her landscapes’ compositions are complex, multidimensional, but at the same time, they have artistic cohesiveness and rich emotional expression.
The painter’s creations were highly regarded by her contemporaries — in 1973, Lidiya Brodskaya was awarded the RSFSR State Prize.
Winter Day is a perfect example of the painter’s work in the landscape genre. The canvas shows a fragment of forest sleeping under snow on a nice clear day. The pink light of the bright Sun illuminates the treetops and the pale sky looks almost translucent. In the middle of the picture there is a snow-covered road, which stretches off somewhere deep into the forest. The whole piece is painted in shades of white, blue and pink. The artist’s autograph is visible in the bottom right corner.
In the painting Winter Day, Lidiya Brodskaya managed to capture the mood and the state of nature on a crisp winter’s day. This piece stands out for its meticulously aligned composition and abundance of details. The spectator can see every single twig, and artful play with light and shadow makes the snow look three-dimensional. The painting is full of delicate lyricism so typical for this artist, conveying the tranquillity of the sleeping forest.
Brodskaya’s artistic work is based on the best traditions of Russian landscape painting art. When forming, the painter’s style was affected by the works of Isaak Levitan, Alexey Savrasov, Ivan Shishkin, Apollinary Vasnetsov. From the classics, Lidiya Brodskaya learned to not just transfer a still image on a canvas, but to show through it a deep connection between a person and the world around him — the connection that elevates and spiritualises the soul.
Lidiya Brodskaya grew up in a creative family — for a long time her father, Isaak Izrailevich, was a head of the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg. As a child, the girl painted a lot. However, in her teenage years her passion for ballet prevailed over one for painting. Lidiya graduated from Leningrad Ballet School and for some time she performed as a pop dancer, but later decided to go back to the passion from her childhood. From 1935, she attended the Academy of Arts as a non-enrolled student, where under the guidance of her father she mastered all the tricks of the trade.
Brodskaya’s own artistic journey started in 1943, when she was accepted as a member of the Union of Artists. After that, she dedicated herself completely to the art of landscape painting. Among her paintings, there are none of the popular themes of that time, that put urban buildings, industrial plants, power lines or railway bridges in the centre of the composition. The painter preferred capturing the pristine beauty of nature, that had not yet been touched by civilisation.
Lidiya Isaakovna was not very good at painting mountains and exotic landscapes. She preferred working in Moscow Region and in Central Russia area. Dramatic notes are not typical for her paintings. She preferred featuring the nature in its quiet, peaceful state. Her landscapes’ compositions are complex, multidimensional, but at the same time, they have artistic cohesiveness and rich emotional expression.
The painter’s creations were highly regarded by her contemporaries — in 1973, Lidiya Brodskaya was awarded the RSFSR State Prize.
