Ivan Shiskin The Forest Clearing CC0350 Poster

The Forest Clearing, painted in 1896, should be considered among the most important late works by the artist. The emotional effect that Shishkin is able to produce with this canvas is that of being alone in the depths of the Russian forest. At the same time as Leo Tolstoy was transcribing it with words on paper, Shishkin was mastering with paint the portrayal of the heart and soul of the vast Russian landscape full of limitless fields and forests. According to Shishkin, 'the forest is a basic element of the universe, along with the sea and the sky.