Isaac Levitan
1860–1900 · Romanticism & Landscape
Biography
Isaac Levitan (1860–1900) was the greatest Russian landscape painter of his time, a master of the 'mood landscape' that conveys emotion through nature. He was a close friend of the writer Anton Chekhov.
From the artist’s life
Isaac Levitan (1860–1900) was a Russian landscape painter of Jewish origin and a member of the Peredvizhniki. His 'mood landscapes' capture the quiet beauty and melancholy of the Russian countryside.
From the page of March
Paintings in this gallery (2)
Famous works elsewhere
- A Quiet Monastery 1890
- Golden Autumn 1895
- Lake. Russia 1899
- Evening Bells 1892
- The Vladimirka 1892
- Spring. High water 1897