The Morning in a Pine Forest (Russian: Утро в сосновом лесу) is a painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. The bears were painted by Savitsky,[1] but the art collector Pavel Tretyakov effaced his signature, stating that "from idea until performance, everything discloses the painting manner and creative method peculiar just to Shishkin",[2] so the painting is now sometimes credited solely to Shishkin.
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Artist | Ivan Shishkin, Konstantin Savitsky |
Year | 1889 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 139 cm × 213 cm (55 in × 84 in) |
Location | Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow |
The Morning in a Pine Forest became very popular, being reproduced on various items, including the "Clumsy Bear" chocolates by Krasny Oktyabr.[3] According to one poll, the painting is the second most popular in Russia behind Bogatyrs by Viktor Vasnetsov.[4] Shishkin's similar paintings are the Forest in Spring (1884) and The Sestroretsk Forest (1896).
It is believed that Shishkin painted the pine trees near Gorodomlya Island which located on Lake Seliger.[5]
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