Rye
1878
Shishkin was so obsessed with nature that he earned the nickname 'Tsar of the Forest,' and this painting is his ultimate love letter to the Russian countryside. You can almost feel the heat of the summer sun baking the golden rye and hear the wind rustling through those towering, majestic pine trees. He was so dedicated to realism that he would sketch individual plants for hours to get every needle and stalk perfectly right, creating a scene so inviting you'll want to walk right down that sun-baked dirt path.
Location: Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
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