#rural painting

Vladimir Orlovsky (Владимир Донатович Орловский) (1842-1914, Russia/Ukraine)

Vladimir Orlovsky was a Russian/Ukrainianrealistlandscapepainter.

George Inness (1825–1894, United States)

Forests and glades

Inness was an Americanlandscape painter, recognised during his lifetime as “the father of American landscape painting”. Initially influenced by the Hudson River School, after study in Europe, his style found itself aligned with the realist Barbizon school, with elements of ImpressionismandTonalism. He is best-known for his ethereal landscapes, often blanketed in mist or low-sun.

Konstantin Makovsky (1839—1915, Russia)

Landscapes

Makovsky was an influential Russian painter, affiliated with the Peredvizhniki school of Realism. While some of his work reacts against the Academy, he found success in the Salon alongside other Academic painters, and his work can be seen as perhaps related to the French movement of Academic Naturalism. Many of his historical paintings showed an idealised, Romantic view of Russian life of prior centuries, with a particular focus on Boyar people and culture. He was also a popular and prolific portrait painter.

Anton Mauve (1838–88, The Netherlands)

Watercolours

Mauve was a Dutchrealist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. A master colourist, he was a significant early influence on his cousin-in-law Vincent van Gogh. His best known paintings depict peasants working in the fields. His paintings of flocks of sheep were especially popular with American patrons.