The great Russian artist Vasily Perov leftdescendants of many of his famous works. On canvases the master captures ordinary people who are sad, happy, working, go hunting. Not everyone knows that Perov himself was not averse to wander through the forest with a gun over his shoulder. The painting "Hunters on a halt" was written by him with skill, and it shows.
Interesting biography facts
The future artist was bornillegitimate. And although his parents soon married in church, his father could not give the boy his last name. At first, the child was called Vasily Vasilyev - it was the name of his godfather. But why did he become a feather? It turns out to be a nickname. His boy was given a diploma by a teacher, noting with this word diligence, the ability of the child to be fluent in writing.
But not only a diligent student was Vasily. The boy since childhood was addicted to drawing. He liked to observe how the real artist draws, whom the father of the child invited to their home.
When Perov picked up a brush, he realized that it washis vocation. Despite the poor eyesight that had deteriorated after he had had smallpox, Perov became an artist. First, he studied at the Arzamas art school, then he graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
Some works of the artist
For his works the artist was awarded silverand gold medals. At the beginning of his work, the painter reflected the sad aspects of the life of the people, drawing such paintings as "The arrival of the camp", "The scene on the grave", "The Drowned", "Troika". In the middle and second half of the creative path the artist paints more joyful pictures. “A holiday in the vicinity of Paris”, “A seller of songwriters”, “A scene near the railway” - all these works were created by Perov.
The painting “Hunters in Halt” was painted by Vasily Grigorievich in 1871 and refers to the late period of his work.
Picture: first character
One look at the canvas is enough toSee: It shows 3 people. It is interesting that he drew them from real people VG Perov. The painting “Hunters at Rest” captured three medics who in their free time liked to hunt.
On the left sits the senior in the company. This is D.P.Kuvshinnikov is a fan of rifle hunting, a famous Moscow doctor. Turning his eyes to the canvas, we see - Kuvshinnikov tells something interesting. His eyes are wide open, and his hands imitate the claws of a predator. Apparently, he tells his young friend how he once hunted, and a lynx, a wolf or a bear attacked him. Of course, the hunter defeated this animal and showed remarkable abilities.
Perfectly conveyed facial expressions, the position of the head, hands, the body of his character Perov. The painting “Hunters on a Rest” represents the scene of the rest of friends and reflects the liveliness of their conversation.
Second character
A grateful listener sitting on the canvas to the rightalso has its real prototype. This is Nikolai Mikhailovich Nagornov, who at the time of the creation of the canvas was 26 years old. In life, he was a friend of D. P. Kuvshinnikov and also worked in medicine. Interestingly, this young man after a year married the niece of the famous writer Tolstoy.
But while he was completely absorbed by the story of the elderthe hunter. He listens to the story of a man sitting opposite, and looks at him with all his eyes. The young man froze, he is not interested in either the meal or the cigarette he holds in his right hand. And the narrator is trying with might and main, he even took off his hat, because he felt hot.
Third hero
Очень реалистично передает все эти эмоции, mood canvas, which wrote Perov - "Hunters on a halt." The picture introduces us to another hero, the prototype of which was the doctor V. V. Bessonov. As you might guess, in life he was a friend of Kuvshinnikov and Nagornov.
На полотне Бессонов усмехается.From the expression of his face one can understand that he heard his friend's hunting bike more than once and does not believe in it. A man scratches his ear, it is clear what this gesture means. He tries to distract himself, so as not to laugh and not tell the young comrade the truth. Perov knew all this. “Hunters on a halt” is a picture that allows you to mentally transfer to the end of the XIX century, to become participants in an interesting scene and to speculate what the main characters of the canvas say.
The surrounding landscape, small details
Everything is important in artwork.After it became clear who exactly is depicted on the canvas, what the men are talking about, it is interesting to see what surrounds them, and calculate what time of year the action takes place. This will help the description of the painting "Hunters on a halt." Perov, most likely, painted the time of early spring.
It can be seen that the grass is withered, so it appearsin front of us when the snow comes down. But in some places he remained: in the background, small white islands are visible on the field. Men are warmly dressed, so they are not cold this evening.
All this is clearly conveyed by the painting "Hunters on a Halt." Perov V. and his friends loved to walk in the woods with a gun. The artist has retained his impressions for centuries.
