The artwork titled “Ploughing the Fields Crimea” by Ivan Aivazovsky belongs to the Romanticism art movement and is classified under the genre of cloudscape. The piece captures a pastoral scene of agricultural labor under a vast, evening sky.
The artwork depicts a serene yet industrious scene of a farmer ploughing a field with oxen. The setting sun bathes the landscape in a warm, golden light, casting long shadows across the field. The sky is expansive with subtle, scattered clouds that blend into various shades of blue and yellow as the sun descends. In the distance, faint silhouettes of structures and trees are barely visible, adding a sense of depth and vastness to the scene. The foreground is adorned with farming tools and a few personal belongings of the farmer, emphasizing the rural and laborious setting. The painting exudes a tranquil yet purposeful atmosphere, characteristic of the Romanticism movement’s appreciation for natural beauty and pastoral life.
