Description of Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits" and other works by the artist

There are many artists, but really talented, masterfully owning their craft and putting their souls in the works can be counted on the fingers. The more valuable is their work.

Ivan Fomich Khrutsky: short biography

The future artist was born in 1810 on January 27. The place of his birth today is known as Belarus. However, in those years it was part of the Russian Empire, so its small homeland - Vitebsk Province - was part of Russia. The parents were Catholic, they were very religious.

The artist himself showed interest in painting since childhood, so he began developing abilities in this direction early. He was educated at the IAH (Imperial Academy of Arts) and there he worked for a long time. At one time had access to the paintings of the Hermitage with the right to copy them.

The main styles of painting in which he worked are the following:

• Academic direction;
• classicism;
• baroque.

Both in Russia and in Poland, Khrutsky is known as a fine painter, specializing mainly in beautiful and juicy paints on still lifes. In addition to them, he painted landscapes, portraits, and other paintings. However, his fine still-life works brought him wide popularity in art circles. "Flowers and Fruits" ("Flowers and Fruits") - the most famous painting of Khrutsky. Still life causes a lot of discussions around the world so far.

Painting "Flowers and Fruits"

It was written by Ivan Fomich in 1836. The description of Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits" today finds expression not only in oral utterances, but also in the school essays of children, descriptions in art articles and so on.

For this painting the artist received a very good and well-deserved award - a large silver medal from the Academic Council. This confirmed the almost general impression of the silent admiration that was caused by the canvas by the public.

Description of Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits"

The picture depicts a vase of flowers in the center of the canvas. A chic bouquet of beautiful and very lovely wildflowers: small lilac and white flowers blend with large pink and blue buds and opened flowers. Fluffy bouquet is given by twigs of feather grass and some beautiful wide long leaves of field grasses.

The general impression of the vase with flowers is joyful, good. The painting causes a feeling of freshness and raises the mood.

A picture of Khrutsky's "Flowers and Fruits" can be made even by a child. It is so simple, accessible, but at the same time it is deep and capacious in the objects depicted. In addition to the vase with flowers, the picture clearly shows a glass of water. Absolutely clear clear water, in which the lemon slices.

A basket with colored grapes and a wicker box with juicy peaches, a pumpkin and pears are also highlighted in the work. In the background is a decanter with water.

Bright accents in the pictures

Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits", written in 1838, almost completely repeats the plot of the still-life "Flowers and Fruits". In both paintings bright accents - a vase with flowers, juicy, like real, fruit and handmade wicker boxes under them.

If the description "Flowers and Fruits" boils down to such bright spots as a glass of water with a slice of lemon and bright blue and pink buds of flowers in a vase, then "Flowers and Fruits" differs by only one. Fruits are somewhat different, and the vase under the flowers is completely transparent, and is not in the center, but on the side of the picture.

But, despite such a similarity of the plot and content, both pictures deserve separate reviews, separate discussions and descriptions. After all, the differences are obvious, and the overall impression of the pictures is different.

The naturalness of writing fruit

The artist Khrutsky tried to paint as naturally as possible. And he certainly did it. Looking at juicy peaches, large grape and shiny lemon juice, it's hard not to taste their taste and do not want to try this right now.

The work of the painter deserves special praise for the nativity, the naturalness of the objects depicted. Here lies the pear. She was ruddy from one side, as though she had just been ripped from a tree, where on one side she was covered with a shadow of foliage, and the other turned to the sun. Next you can see the second pear, but already cut in half. It is juicy, glistening with sweet moisture. Even the seeds are drawn so clearly and accurately that there is no doubt in naturalness.

It is thanks to such a feature of the great artist, as the naturalness of the writing of still lifes, he managed to become famous and become very famous. Such people are few, in fact in the XVIII-XIX centuries, few wrote still lifes, especially such high-quality and beautiful in execution and content.

The description of Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits" can be reduced to the time of composing the composition for work on the picture. It is obvious that the artist has thought through all the minute details of the location of each object, the rotation of each fruit and fruit, the position of all objects on the surface of the table.

The popularity of a work of art

How still popular are the still lifes of Ivan Fomich Khrutsky, it's not that difficult to judge. Indeed, today his works "Flowers and Fruits", "Flowers and Fruits" are themes for schoolchildren's essays. The canvases are in the Tretyakov Gallery and enjoy the constant attention and love of the public.

In 1838, Khrutsky was awarded a gold medal in the field of painting for the excellent work "Flowers and Fruits". Until now, his still lifes are copied and used for decorating rooms, restaurant and creative halls. Anyone who wants (and there are many of them) can get a small copy of the artist's beautiful works. But, naturally, natural canvases please the eye only on the walls of the famous gallery.