Birch grove
Isaac Levitan · 1889
Why it's great
Slender white birch trees stand in a sunny grove, with patches of light falling on the grass. Levitan, a Jewish artist and a hero of Russian landscape painting, painted the trees with glowing green and gold. Birches are a symbol of Russia. The painting is bright, peaceful and fresh.
Where to see it
📍 State Tretyakov GalleryMoscow, Russia
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Isaac Levitan was born in Lithuania to a Jewish family and grew up in Moscow, where he studied painting. He became one of Russia's greatest landscape painters, known for his poetic scenes of rivers, forests and quiet villages. He often painted along the Volga River. He died in Moscow in 1900, at age 39. Levitan was born into a poor Jewish family in Lithuania, and he rose to become one of the most beloved painters in Russia.
