The artwork titled “At the Edge of a Pine Forest” was created by Ivan Shishkin in the year 1882. It belongs to the Realism art movement and is classified as a landscape genre painting.
The artwork portrays the serene beauty of a pine forest bathed in the warm glow of sunlight. Tall pine trees dominate the composition, their lush green foliage and rough-textured trunks richly detailed. The sunlight filters through the trees, casting warm hues and creating a play of light and shadow on the forest floor. In the midst of the trees, a single human figure dressed in a light-colored garment walks amid the natural splendor, adding a sense of scale and tranquility to the scene. The foreground is adorned with a variety of grasses and small flowering plants, enhancing the naturalistic feel of the landscape. The overall composition captures the peacefulness and majesty of nature, reflecting the Realist emphasis on depicting the world faithfully and in great detail.
