Young peasant woman

/ from the series "Russian Impressionism" /

Arkhipov Abram Efimovich (1862-1930) - famous Russian artist, painter of the genre of everyday life. A striking representative of the pictorial tradition of late impressionism with a dominant interest in the rural theme characteristic of the "Union of Russian Artists". The artist has created a large gallery of portraits of Russian peasant women, in whose images Arkhipov's great talent and picturesque temperament were revealed. He paints colorful, cheerful portraits of blooming, cheerful peasant women, dressed in colorful, elegant calicoes, full of unspent strength, health and peace of mind.