Ivan Shishkin (Ива́н Ши́шкин) 1832-1898 Russian Landscape Painter

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (Ива́н Ива́нович Ши́шкин) (1832-1898) Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was a Russian landscape painter closely associated with the Peredvizhniki movement. Shishkin’s painting method was based on analytical studies of nature. He became famous for his forest landscapes and was also an outstanding draftsman and a printmaker. His works are notable for poetic depiction of seasons in the woods, wild nature, animals and birds.