A river
- Artist
- Isaac Levitan
- Date
- c.1895 ; Russian Federation
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Landscape
Isaac Ilyich Levitan's painting A River exemplifies his mastery in creating landscape art that evokes deep mood. Rendered in rich oil paints on canvas, the artwork embodies the principles of Realism by capturing the natural scene with authenticity and subtlety. Levitan, a key figure in advancing the landscape genre, emphasizes atmosphere and emotion over precise detail, contributing to the development of the mood landscape style that he pioneered.