After the rain

Looking at Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain", one can feel the smell of a fresh summer downpour, one can hear drops hitting the leaves of trees. The entire terrace is flooded with light and the extraordinary purity of rain-washed nature. Reflections of objects in rainwater give the picture a special atmosphere of mystery, romance and comfort. I so want to stay on this terrace, immersed in this atmosphere of serenity, inhale the fresh air and forget about all the problems at least for a moment.

How realistic the artist conveys the beauty of wet surfaces: floors, tables, railings, benches. Basically, the creator uses dark colors, but through the branches of trees bent under the weight of water, one can see the sky, on which the last clouds are scattered. The rays of the peeping sun play merrily and sparkle in the drops of water. This gives the picture some kind of mysterious glow. Deep behind the trees, in the background, you can see buildings. Their roof literally shines.

In a transparent vase on a table, which is located on the left side of the terrace, there is a bouquet of beautiful garden flowers. They look so real that when you look at them, it seems that you are about to feel a subtle, delicate aroma emanating from them. Separately, I would like to note how the artist displayed the transparency of the glass from which the vase and glass are made.

It is impossible to unequivocally establish the genre of this picture. On the one hand, it depicts a landscape, because a rather large part of the picture is occupied by garden trees, the consequences of a natural phenomenon. But on the other hand, we see this beautiful bouquet of flowers, a table on which fallen petals lie, a glass that has fallen under the onslaught of heavy drops of water.

This picture is impressive and makes you think about the high. I think no one can remain indifferent after viewing this picture.

Composition based on the painting After the rain Gerasimov Grade 6

Alexander Gerasimov is a versatile artist. At different times (pre-war and post-war periods), he painted portraits of the first persons in the Soviet state, as well as the depiction of natural phenomena interested the master. The theme of rain and the renewal of nature after it is not new, not only in general in art, but also in the work of Gerasimov. As a student, he depicted the roofs of houses and road surfaces after rain. But this canvas stands apart from them.

The impression of the painting

The impression of the picture is contradictory. We see the image of the terrace after the rain. This phenomenon of nature itself can be interpreted in two ways - it is not only the renewal of nature with the hope of its revival, but also a kind of heavenly "tears". This is an element that a person cannot cope with, he can only contemplate, hiding in a secluded place and waiting out the bad weather. The artist is just in such a place - we see the image through his eyes from the opposite corner of the veranda.

In general, rain brings a sense of discomfort to a given space. But this discomfort is “experienced” by a person and the objects created by him - we see how the puddles on the bench of the veranda glisten - now you can’t sit on it; a table located at the entrance, as if meeting guests, on this moment cannot gather them around him; a glass that fell from the raging elements - all this is a confirmation of man's powerlessness in front of natural phenomena. Only the trees, saturated with life-giving moisture, shine, reflecting the sun's rays gradually coming out from behind the clouds. There is a change of cycles, one phenomenon replaces another, and it has always been and will be, and nature will continue to live and triumph no matter what.

Painting colors

The color scheme that Gerasimov chose is not very diverse, but there is a lot of sense in its conciseness. We see natural, naturally occurring colors. However, they oppose each other in saturation, in the presence of life in them. The table and wooden extension have dark brown shades, and the cut flowers in the vase "dilute" this gloom with their freshness, albeit the former: white, pink, subtle delicate shades, but the greens (leaves and stems of flowers) are darker than natural, lively ones. And mourn for former life in the bosom of nature, flowers are shown with fallen petals on the table.

But in the end, life wins - the picture is planned to be divided into two parts - the foreground with a terrace (the world of people) and the back (the world of nature), where greenery of various shades prevails, proving that in nature ""there is no bad weather", which everything in it is harmonious.The sun is about to come out and there will be no trace of the rain...

6th grade.

• Composition based on the painting by Rylov Field mountain ash Grade 5 (description)

  I am examining a reproduction of the painting "Field Rowan". Arkady Rylov created it in 1922. The painter managed to capture the real splendor and brightness of the colors of domestic nature.

The artist Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov stood at the origins of the new, Soviet pictorial art. His brush belongs to many official, "ceremonial" and informal, "everyday" portraits of the leaders of the first persons of the state, including Lenin and Stalin, representatives of the Bolshevik, communist intelligentsia. He captured and major events in the life of the country - the launch of the metro station, the round date of the celebration October revolution. A multiple laureate awarded with medals and orders, including the Honored Art Worker, the First President of the Academy of Arts, Alexander Mikhailovich, at the same time, did not consider these works to be the main ones in his work. His most expensive brainchild was a small canvas, very simple in plot, which, however, reflected the true soul great artist, Masters.

"Wet Terrace"

This is Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain", the second name of which is "Wet Terrace". It is known to every schoolchild of which generation, is included in school curriculum as a teaching aid for writing essays. Reproductions from the canvas are placed in Russian language textbooks for grades 6-7 (various editions). The very same painting by Gerasimov “After the Rain” is in one of the exhibitions. It was painted in oil on canvas, the size of the work is small - 78 by 85 cm. Spectators invariably crowd in front of the canvas, carefully peer into the details, study, admire, absorb into themselves.

Best Creation

In Soviet painting, especially the first half of the 20th century, there are very few works of this type, like Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain". Subtle lyricism, surprisingly accurate rendering of the poetically pure, fresh atmosphere of summer nature washed by rain, juicy color, special energy - all this makes the artist's work very special. No wonder the master of her and only her considered his best creation. Time has confirmed the prioritization. Of course, the bright talent of the author is clearly demonstrated in his other works. But it was Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain" that survived ideological storms and disputes and turned out to be out of time, out of the politicization of art, proving its real aesthetic value.

Creating a masterpiece

Let's fast forward to 1935. What is happening at this time in the USSR? Firstly, the 7th Congress of Soviets, significant for important state decisions. The congress of collective farm shock workers, at which the working peasantry reports to the government about their loyalty to the chosen course. The movement of multi-machine weavers begins. The first line of the Moscow metro is being launched. Being in the thick of events, Gerasimov responds to them with bright, original creativity. By 1935 he was moving to the forefront the best craftsmen socialist painting. However, the artist more and more clearly feels a certain spiritual breakdown, fatigue and a desire to abandon everything and go home, to the distant provincial town of Kozlov, in the Tambov region, to rest.

It was there that Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain" was painted. The history of the creation of the masterpiece has come down to us in the memoirs of his sister. The artist was delighted with the garden completely transformed after a heavy downpour, a wet terrace sparkling like a mirror with the extraordinary freshness and fragrance of the air, the most unusual atmosphere reigning in nature. In feverish impatience, taking up the palette, Alexander Mikhailovich in one breath, in just 3 hours, painted a canvas that entered the golden fund of Russian and Soviet landscape painting.

Starting to analyze the work (element of the lesson)

As already mentioned, Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain" is analyzed in the school course. Writing on it helps develop coherent writing skills, Creative skills students, contributes to the formation of aesthetic taste, subtle perception of nature. Let's join the wonderful canvas. In what year Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain" was painted, we already know - in 1935, in the summer. On the foreground we see terraces. It is dazzlingly shiny, as if carefully polished and varnished. The heaviest summer rain has just ended. Nature has not yet had time to come to its senses, all alarmed and disheveled, and the last drops are still no, no, yes, and break down with a resounding thud on the wooden floorboards. Dark brown, with standing puddles, they reflect every object like a mirror. The breaking sun leaves its warm golden reflections on the floor.

Foreground

Than Gerasimov's "After the Rain"? The description of the canvas is difficult to do in parts, fragments. It has an amazing effect on the viewer as a whole. Every detail of Gerasimov's work is significant and harmonious. Here is the railing and the bench. Closer to the inside of the veranda, they are darker, since this part of the terrace is less lit. But where the rare sun still falls, there are more and more golden highlights, and the color of the tree itself is warm, yellow-brown shades.

To the left of the viewer on the terrace is a table on elegant carved legs. The figured tabletop, dark in itself, seems completely black because the wood is wet. Like everything around, it sparkles like a mirror, reflecting both an overturned glass, and a jug with a bouquet, and the sky that is getting brighter after a thunderstorm. Why did the artist need this piece of furniture? It organically fits into the environment, without it the terrace would be empty, giving the impression of an uninhabited, uncomfortable. The table brings to the picture a hint of friendly family, hospitable tea parties, joyful, cordial atmosphere. A glass glass, turned upside down by a whirlwind and miraculously not falling, speaks of how strong the wind and downpour were. Disheveled flowers in a bouquet, scattered petals hint at the same. White, red and pink roses look especially touching and defenseless. But we can imagine how sweet and gentle they smell now, washed by the rain. This jug and roses in it look unusually poetic.

The background of the painting

And outside the terrace, the garden is noisy and rampant. Raindrops roll down from wet foliage in large beads. It is clean, dark green, bright, fresh, the kind that comes only after a refreshing downpour. Looking at the picture, you begin to very clearly feel the heady smell of wet greenery and sun-warmed earth, flowers from the garden and something else very dear, close, dear, for which we love nature. Behind the trees you can see the roof of the barn, in the gaps of the branches - the sky is whitening, brightening after a thunderstorm. Lightness, enlightenment, the joy of being, we feel, admiring wonderful work Gerasimov. And we learn to be attentive to nature, to love it, to notice its amazing beauty.

"Wet" effect in Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain".

Let's take a look at Alexander Gerasimov's painting "After the Rain" together. What's this? Genre scene without people? Still life? Landscape? This picture includes elements of different genres and themes are interesting. We see a terrace on which, perhaps, only an hour ago people were sitting - drinking tea, reading newspapers, someone, probably, was embroidering on a now empty bench. It could be a genre scene. The artist could have depicted how people run away from the terrace because of the sudden rush of rain. We can only guess about it, but the setting is typical of a good genre scene. We see a table on which a vase of flowers and an upturned glass are located (apparently it was turned over by a gust of wind) - a typical still life. In the background before us is clean beautiful landscape - summer garden washed by the rain.

Looking at the picture, we feel the freshness after the rain, the humidity of the air. The artist was very good at conveying exactly the atmosphere that arises after a summer downpour. Everything we see is wet from the rain. And this, perhaps, is the most amazing thing, how successfully the painter managed to write rainwater on literally all surfaces. It can be seen that the downpour has just passed and not a drop has dried up yet, has not evaporated. The water is shining, thanks to the already peeking sun, we see its rays breaking through the garden. All surfaces - table, floor, bench, foliage, in the glare. Rainbow highlights are painted with great skill and we have no doubts - if we could put our palm on this bench or run our hand over the foliage of a tree - there would be drops of water on it.

Not every artist was able to accurately paint nature after the rain. Not everyone knows how to accurately convey the "wet" effect. But the Russian artist Gerasimov always loved and knew how to portray him. Once, when he was already very famous master, he came to his parents in the city of Kozlov, where on a summer day the whole family was sitting on the terrace. Suddenly it began to rain, so hard that even the terrace, protected by railings and the roof, was instantly wet. The sun came out right there. Everything sparkled with such purity, looked so delightful that the artist did not wait even a minute, grabbed the canvas and palette and immediately began to paint a picture. We can imagine where he placed the easel - at the back of the terrace. Gerasimov used darker colors in the foreground of the painting, bright ones in the middle, and very light ones in the background. Our gaze tends to the brightest, sunniest. The painter managed not only to depict the beauty of the moment, but also to convey the mood - admiring, upbeat.

Gerasimov wrote many outstanding works during his life, for which he received prizes and awards. But the picture "After the rain. Wet terrace" was his favorite. He considered it his best painting.

History and description of the painting "After the Rain" by the famous Soviet painter A. M. Gerasimov.

The author of the painting, the description of which is presented here, is Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov (1881-1963). Considered one of the outstanding Soviet artists. He was the First President of the USSR Academy of Arts (1947-1957), Academician of the USSR Academy of Arts. In 1943 he was awarded the honorary title People's Artist USSR. Became a laureate of four Stalin Prizes. He painted many paintings, which today are considered real masterpieces of Russian painting. His works are in major museums like the Tretyakov Gallery and the State Russian Museum. One of the works of the artist, which deserves special attention, is the painting "After the rain".

The painting "After the Rain" was painted in 1935. Also called "Wet Terrace". Canvas, oil. Dimensions: 78 x 85 cm. Located in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

By the time the picture was created, Alexander Gerasimov was already considered one of the brightest representatives social realism. He painted portraits of Soviet leaders, among whom were Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. The painting, which is somewhat different from socialist realism, was painted during the artist's vacation in his hometown of Kozlov. How the painting was created was later told by the painter's sister. According to her, Alexander Mikhailovich was shocked by the sight of their gazebo and garden after heavy rain. Water was literally everywhere, it sparkled “creating an extraordinary picturesque chord”, and nature was fragrant with freshness. The artist simply could not pass by such a spectacle, and created a picture that subsequently amazed all lovers and connoisseurs of painting.

Thinking to write this picture, Alexander shouted to his assistant: "Mitya, rather a palette!". As a result, the picture was painted in three hours. The work, which was written in one breath, literally breathes freshness, pleases the eye with its naturalness and simplicity. Many of us have repeatedly seen something similar after the rain, but behind the mass of deeds and thoughts, we often simply did not pay attention to how beautiful the renewed nature is after the usual rain. Looking at the picture of this artist, you understand how much beauty there is in such an ordinary phenomenon, which the talented painter conveyed with the help of a quick sketch of a small corner of the gazebo and the garden surrounding it.

The sun that breaks through the clouds makes the puddles on the terrace boards truly bewitching. They shine and shimmer in different shades. On the table we can see a vase of flowers, a glass that was overturned by a downpour or wind, which even more creates a feeling of the past bad weather, petals stuck to the table. The garden trees are visible in the background. The branches of the trees sagged from the moisture that had accumulated on the leaves. Behind the trees you can see part of the house or outbuilding. Due to the fact that A. M. Gerasimov created the picture very quickly, in one breath, being amazed and inspired by the unexpected transformation of nature, in the picture he was able to capture not just appearance surroundings after the rain, but also their feelings and emotions from the beauty they saw.

An essay based on the painting “After the Rain” is included in the school curriculum. Usually students of the sixth or seventh grade face this task. The gentle landscape and the terrace refreshed after the rain evoke a variety of emotions in the viewer.

The author of the canvas

This image was left for us. The painting “After the Rain”, an essay on which you have to write, captured the most ordinary state of nature.

But before starting work on the canvas itself, it is worth saying a few words about the creator himself.

Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov gained fame in the first half of the last century. Not only was he very talented by nature, he also had a professional art education. In addition, he also graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and devoted himself entirely to his beloved work - creativity.

He himself considered himself a master of the portrait, but more than once turned to the landscape.

He gained wide popularity after he painted portraits of famous Russian leaders - Lenin and Stalin.

Alexander Mikhailovich occupied quite large posts in the field of art and had great influence. During his life he was awarded many awards.

Plot

After short biography the artist should begin to analyze the plot of the canvas. The essay-description of the painting (Gerasimov) “After the Rain” must include this item.

What is unusual about this image? The answer is simple: nothing special. The artist captured a green garden and a veranda after a fresh rain. Perhaps this is the terrace of his own country house. Impressed by what he saw, the artist decided to immediately describe the beauty and at the same time the simplicity of nature.

Everything around is green and fresh. You can even feel how pleasant and humid the air is after a summer downpour. The color scheme will also be included in the composition based on the painting "After the Rain".

It is very rich and juicy. At some point, it may seem to the viewer that in front of him is not a picture, but a high-quality photograph, everything is so plausibly and wonderfully depicted. The bench and the floor, as if varnished, shine from the water. It can be seen that the rain has passed quite recently, and the moisture has not yet had time to evaporate. It must have been very strong, since the entire terrace was flooded with water.

Background

Composition-description of the painting by A.M. Gerasimov "After the Rain" let's start with the analysis of distant objects. The first thing that catches your eye is the green garden. Probably May or June is depicted on the canvas, since the trees in full bloom. In the thick of the green foliage one can see some small structure. It can be assumed that this is where suburban residents have breakfast or lunch in the fresh air. Or is it a shed that stores the tools needed to care for the garden. Or maybe it's a bath? We don't know for sure. But this object is very well inscribed in general atmosphere paintings.

The grass is very bright, juicy, pale green. It's nice to run on this even after the rain has passed.

A fragment of the sky is visible on the canvas. It's still gray, but it's starting to lighten up. It seems that the sun's rays at all costs want to break through the clouds.

All nature seemed to wake up from sleep, awakened by a warm downpour.

Foreground

What should an essay-description of a painting contain first? Gerasimov “After the Rain” most likely wrote from life, the objects of the foreground are outlined in such detail.

Here we will talk about the terrace itself. There is a feeling that she was washed clean. Everything shines so much that you can see the railing and table legs in the reflection of the floor. On the bench, we see the reflection of the sun's rays, which creates a glitter effect. To the left of it is a table on beautiful carved legs. Undoubtedly, this piece of furniture is of high quality. handmade. He, too, is full of glare.

The artist managed to depict the state of nature after the rain so skillfully that it may seem to the viewer that he is very close to the scene and is watching what is happening.

The essay on the painting “After the Rain” includes information that the shades of colors in the foreground are darker than those in the background. Probably, Alexander Mikhailovich placed his easel in the center of the veranda in order to fully embrace the beautiful view. Thus, elements of nature and human life are intertwined on the canvas.

It is amazing how the artist was able to convey not only the beauty of the moment itself, but his mood: joyful, surprised.

Central images

The most important object of this picture is the table and what is on it.

The essay-description of the painting “After the Rain” must necessarily reflect how accurately the author managed to convey the moment after the natural disaster. We see that the glass on the table has fallen. Perhaps, quite recently, someone drank water from it. But now, under the influence of wind and rain, he fell. The table is flooded with water, and it is not clear for sure whether it spilled from a glass or whether it was due to rain. To the left of the glass is a vase of flowers. Red, pink, white, they stand out as a bright spot in the picture. The downpour was probably so heavy that the petals of the cypions fell on the table.

Of course, after such an element, you can’t sit down on a wet bench and at such a wet table. But still no discomfort dampness. The air is saturated with pleasant and fresh moisture. I just want to take a deep breath in order to feel the same aroma that Gerasimov himself felt at that moment. The painting “After the Rain”, an essay on which you need to write, conveys a light and wonderful state of nature.

Outcome

This painting is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent. At the moment, it is stored in the Tretyakov Gallery, so anyone can see its original.

It seems that the artist, having seen such an amazing picture of nature, immediately grabbed his easel and paints so as not to miss a single detail. The creator himself considered this work of art one of his most the best works. And you can't argue with that.

After carefully studying this landscape, you can easily cope with the task and write an essay on the painting “After the Rain”, since it makes an indelible impression on every viewer.