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In a time of light sadness and quiet joy. A rare case of a riot of colors in the middle lane for an artist is a reason to add warm tones to the canvas. Red rowan leaves, bright yellow birch leaves, golden yellow linden and yellow-brown oak leaves. Even larch lends itself to the general mood in autumn and burns with a canary color against the blue sky. If you are lucky, the golden autumn will turn out to be serene and affectionate. We are looking at pictures about the most romantic time of the year together with Natalia Letnikova.

Isaac Levitan. Golden autumn. 1895. State Tretyakov Gallery

Canvas from the "major series" by Isaac Levitan. “I was passionately drawn to work, I got carried away, and for a week now, as I have not taken my eyes off the canvas day after day ...”- the artist wrote to his friend Vasily Polenov, working on an autumn canvas. The painter saw a landscape bursting with yellow and barely giving off greenery in the Tver province on the banks of the Syezha River near the Gorka estate, where he had a heartfelt interest. Is it because his "Golden Autumn" is like a smile of nature. The brightest of Levitan's hundreds of autumn paintings.

Stanislav Zhukovsky. Autumn. Veranda. 1911. GRM

A cozy corner of a country house where you can find yourself face to face with the autumn park. It seems that you can reach the top of the spruce with your hand and, if you wish, pick that lemon-yellow leaf from the birch. See the horizon and inhale the cool fresh air, sit down on a bench under the gliding rays of the autumn sun. Stanislav Zhukovsky dearly loved autumn and old Russian estates. A century ago, the collected bouquet did not lose its bright colors and only emphasizes the autumn unity - the inhabitants of the house and its surroundings.

Boris Kustodiev. Autumn in the province. Tea drinking. 1926. State Tretyakov Gallery

Merchants in the autumn interior. Boris Kustodiev diluted his favorite theme with warm colors. Fiery red maples and a yellowing garden near provincial houses make autumn especially cozy. That same Indian summer, which for a while reconciles with beautiful, but, alas, inevitably flying leaves. The scent of leaves, watermelon and fresh bread from a small bakery. And, of course, no autumn is terrible if there is a cat nearby. Together with a samovar.

Ilya Ostroukhov. Gold autumn. 1886. State Tretyakov Gallery

Isaac Brodsky. Gold autumn. 1913. Museum-apartment of I.I. Brodsky

Isaac Brodsky, the future representative of socialist realism, discerned the village troubles behind a bright riot of colors. The pupil of Ilya Repin became famous for his Leninianism much later, and in 1913 the paintings from revolutionary life the artist preferred romantic landscapes. Framed by autumn foliage, as if in the palm of your hand, the village is spread out. He lives his vain life - rattles wagons, rings with voices. Only colors change - from red gold, through a white winter landscape - to a riot of greenery and again to gilding.

Peter Petrovich. Boring Garden. Autumn. 1905. Private collection

The corner of the Neskuchny Garden, pierced by the bright sun, really looks boring on a fine autumn day. Though from the movement in the deserted park only the slow waters of the river and the long gray shadows commanded by the sun. The fact that the park is inhabited is evidenced by the house on the hill. And you can’t say at all that this is part of noisy Moscow. The artist Pyotr Petrovichev came to the capital from the Yaroslavl province on foot - to study painting with Levitan and paint Kuskovo, Kuzminki, Neskuchny Garden ... It was much easier for a master of lyrical landscape to find solitude in the capital city a hundred years ago.

Konstantin Somov. Versailles park in autumn. 1898. GRM

The center of Moscow or the royal park near Paris. Golden autumn is good in any place where the foliage changes color for the sake of autumn. New picture from day to day - like a spectrum of shades. Know mix on the palette: linen, Dijon, mustard... And now the alley is covered with rust, and the color of the Tuscan sun overshadows the Parisian sadness. But the canvas will retain “a fabulous palace, open to everyone for review” ... As if there were not a few days left before the winter rest. And the foliage blazes, and the sky turns blue, not knowing the autumn winds and the coming cold.

Graham Gercken ©

The autumn landscape outside the window is something not very happy. It rained all September, and October surprised with frosts and snow. But how do you want bright autumn colors and blue-blue skies. It was these colors that I saw in the paintings of the Australian artist Graham Gercken. For my taste, the pictures are somewhat decorative, but now the body just needs some exaggeration and saturation. colors. I am pleased to publish bright autumn landscapes on the blog, maybe for someone the painting of this artist will also become color therapy))

Graham Gercken ©

Artist Graham Gercken was born in Australia in 1960. He is self-taught without art education. moved from hobby to professional activity. Impressionism became the closest style for him.
For 10 years, Graham Gercken painted and sold his paintings to numerous tourists. Bright and rich colors attracted attention immediately, the paintings quickly sold out.

Graham Gercken ©

In 2003, the artist came to China, where he met with famous masters who share their secrets with him and help him improve his drawing technique. Then for several years he continues to travel the world. The artist traveled to Asia, Europe and America, personally recognized many famous artists, and admits to learning a lot from them. In his paintings you can often see the nature of Australia and North America.

Graham Gercken ©

He usually works in the studio, moving away from the plein air. There are many autumn landscapes in his paintings. Autumn on his canvases is often juicy and bright. Apparently, there are no colors in his autumn landscapes) We would like such an autumn for at least a couple of weeks))

Graham Gercken ©

Today, Graham Gercken is a well-known artist, his works are in private collections and in many galleries around the world, and autumn landscapes are especially popular in his painting.

Autumn landscape in painting

Graham Gercken ©

Graham Gercken ©

Graham Gercken ©

Incredible, exciting, charming and delightful - all these are epithets about autumn. More beautiful time year is unimaginable. So many colors can be on one tree that it is sometimes breathtaking. It is clear why everyone talented people draw inspiration from nature. Autumn is no exception in the painting of artists. Autumn landscapes have long been considered one of the most popular subjects for painting.

There are so many famous paintings dedicated to the autumn theme, which is difficult to count. And everywhere autumn is different: from warm and sunny to late, with the first frosts that pinch your hands. But there are several artists who felt autumn especially subtly and conveyed it in their paintings.

Autumn in the cities in the paintings of Richard McNeil

One of talented artists dedicating their paintings to autumn is Richard McNeil (“In Central Park”, “Walking in the Rain”). This artist is a very private person, and little is known about him. But, oddly enough, it is his paintings that hang in the White House in the office of American presidents.

"In Central Park" by Richard McNeil

One look at autumn pictures Richard McNeil takes you to autumn atmospheric New York or. His work is incredibly beautiful and serene. One can only guess why autumn inspired the artist.

Autumn landscapes by Thomas Kinkade

One of the most sought after artists recent years This is Thomas Kinkade. His paintings are so popular that it is incredibly difficult to buy them. All of them are in private collections, and people very rarely and reluctantly part with them.


And all thanks to the message. The author believed in love, the triumph of goodness and the bright side of humanity so much that he tried to portray it in every possible way in pictures. His autumn landscapes convey all this in the best possible way.

This is interesting! Read more about the biography and work in our separate article with many pictures of the artist's work for inspiration.

"Palette knife autumn" Afremov

- an impressionist artist who creates his paintings not with an ordinary brush, but with a spatula knife. From this, the strokes on the canvas itself have a characteristic appearance.


Most famous paintings"Sunny Autumn", "Meeting in the Rain". Afremov's autumn is one of the most structural and clear. It is as if woven from small rays that fill the entire canvas.

On a note! Be sure to read a more detailed article about on the pages of the Wings of Inspiration project.

Realistic autumn Lushipina

Another well-known artist of our time is Evgeny Lushipin, who paints paintings in the genre of realism. Apparently, therefore, they are often mistaken for photographs.


Take a look at the paintings "Quiet Evening" or "A Streetcar Named Desire". They are filled with autumn inspiration. Incredibly lively autumn seems to be looking at you from the window and smiling, sad with you for the passing summer, but still pleases with warmth.

Golden Autumn by Charles White

Another world famous artist who depicted autumn in painting is Charles White. His paintings "Golden Autumn" breathe peace, tranquility and quiet happiness.


It is impossible not to admire them, it is impossible not to love them. That is why they are now worth their weight in gold and almost all are in private collections. The artist himself received well-deserved recognition during his lifetime.

Autumn in Chinese painting

But this is only a small list of artists around the world who created their masterpieces, inspired by the golden age. There are also great work about autumn Japanese painting, and in Chinese.

For example, Chinese artist Tian Haibo. His works convey the incredible play of the light of the autumn sun. Very realistic and incredibly alive. They inspire and do not leave anyone indifferent.

Liu Maoshan is an artist from China, in whose paintings you can also see interesting autumn landscapes. This is the real autumn in modern painting.


Liu Maoshan's paintings combine industrialism and oriental flair. This is most noticeable in the works "Autumn Waters" and "Excursion to Washington".

Autumn in the paintings famous artists

There are also canvases about autumn, which are incredibly popular, written by the most famous artists. For example, "Autumn at Argenteuil" by Monet. This is a very sensual canvas that breathes autumn inspiration. It exudes happiness and peace.

Studio Boat (1876), Claude Monet

Autumn at Argenteuil, Claude Monet

Van Gogh also looked to autumn for inspiration. His brush belongs to the canvas "Poplar Alley in Autumn". It conveys the mood of the artist himself, a little sad and chaotic.

Poplar Alley in Autumn, Van Gogh

The famous painting "Autumn" by Shishkin is rightfully considered a masterpiece about autumn in Russian painting. The author conveyed very realistically autumn mood in Rus'.

"Autumn" Shishkin

You can endlessly talk about autumn in painting, because this theme is inexhaustible as a source of inspiration.

Any canvases of the most different artists dedicated to this time of the year will always delight and inspire humanity. Nature, in turn, will be an inexhaustible source of inspiration for all artists around the world for a very long time to come.

The most inspiring time of the year is autumn. It is multifaceted, awakens very conflicting feelings, has become the culprit of the emergence of many beautiful works in literature, music and fine arts.

Introducing a child to this time of year is not always comfortable directly on the street, in a park, in a forest, the view from the window is not great, but you can only be helped by getting an album with reproductions. In addition, this way you will hit two targets with one shot, introduce your child to autumn and art.

What pictures of autumn for children will be the most interesting and informative?

"Golden Autumn" - I. Levitan

Most famous landscape this time of year. The picture is perfect for the first acquaintance of the child with autumn, because it depicts its beginning. Despite the fact that the main gamut of the picture is yellow, autumn, the fields in the distance are still green, in some places there is unfaded grass, and a grove on the right bank affably waves its green foliage. The sky is clear, the weather is calm and pleasant.

This wonderful canvas will help the child to recognize the first and highlight her positive traits. You can have a fascinating conversation about Russian fields and birches.

"Golden Autumn" - V. Polenov

This is no less wonderful representative. Looking at the picture, you can consolidate knowledge with your child about the early, first signs of autumn, and form pleasant associations.

You can try to introduce the baby to the concept of "Indian summer". If he is not yet ready for this, do not insist.

autumn" - I. Brodsky

Looking at the selected pictures of autumn for children, we find ourselves in a garden where golden autumn already reigns. What does it mean? Look for the answer with your child in the thinned crowns of trees, in fallen leaves on the paths of the garden. Note that the day can be pleasant, clear and sunny even in the middle of autumn.

And how did we guess that the sun shines brightly? The artist makes this clear to us by depicting bright shadows from trees on the ground. ABOUT wonderful day the figures of numerous passers-by in the garden also speak. And who will walk in bad weather?

"Autumn. Veranda" - S. Zhukovsky

A slightly unusual view for us (young researchers) is no longer a forest or a park, but still - autumn. Many autumn landscapes, paintings show us houses, roads and villages in a golden natural frame, and here is a veranda. Table, vase, flowers... Speaking of flowers. Which of them bloom in autumn?

It is noteworthy that there is also a lot of light, heat and sun. And the Christmas trees are clearly visible, which for some reason remained green. Why?

"Late autumn" - K. Korovin

So we got to last picture autumn. It is important for children to see that late fall- this is not a dull end to a beautiful, warm season full of bright colors, but the beginning of a new one. After all, despite the fact that all the leaves have fallen, the grass has withered, the air is already filled with a milky mist, and snow lies on the remaining rare leaves and blades of grass. We are on the threshold of winter.

When choosing autumn pictures for children, try to make them light, bright and carry positive emotions. So, as in the examples given in this article. Even though the theme of autumn is not very pleasant for you, an adult, you should not pass on your negative thoughts and stereotypes to a child. Even if the pictures of autumn, the photos you found are unknown to the whole world, and the authors are provincial landscape painters, the main thing is the quality of the work and the feelings that it will evoke in a tender child's soul.

Autumn in the paintings of Russian artists is the brightest and most touching time, where red-yellow, golden and warm colors beautiful time Indian summer, and where is the rainy and touching landscape of truly Russian nature in all its beauty of autumn splendor.

Isaac Levitan - Golden Autumn

Isaac Levitan, Golden Autumn, 1895

Autumn was Levitan's favorite season, and he devoted more than a hundred paintings to it. One of the most beloved paintings by the public is this Golden Autumn, although it is not so characteristic of the artist's work - it is too bright, bold, major done. It is possible that Levitan himself was not completely satisfied with it, because a year later he painted another picture with the same name, but painted more softly, gently, crystal ...

This autumn landscape is unusually bright and optimistic, despite the fact that most of Levitan's paintings are dominated by the color scheme of sadness - mixed muted tones. In total, the artist has about a hundred autumn landscapes. Their usual theme is the solemnly sad withering of the autumns of Russian nature. However, there is no sadness in this picture! The canvas depicts a deep forest river of saturated of blue color and reflective golden sunlight white-trunked birches in autumn decoration ...

Vasily Polenov - Golden autumn

Polenov's golden autumn expresses to the viewer a comfortably lived-in corner of vast Russia, with its infinitely charming diversity, which gives a person the joy of life, a contemplative mood and peace.

The Oka River, meandering steeply, goes into the distance, reflecting in its waters a part of autumn trees densely overgrown on the right bank of the river, in the same place a white-stone church is slightly visible in the distance. In the foreground of the picture is a hill descending towards the river with greenish-ocher hues, where a forest path runs along the right bank into the depths of a birch grove. Relative to the birches decorated with the golden color of autumn, flaunting its dark green foliage, the oak stands majestically, not yet touched by the impending autumn time. In tune with oak color shade you can mark small Christmas trees, seated along the path and talking about the beginning of a new life.

In the picture, everything is subordinated to the autumn season, the color of the colors emphasizes the variety of foliage on the trees from green-red hues to bright yellow and orange, contrasting with the blue colors of the river and the sky. The atmosphere of the airiness of the picture is picturesquely reflected by the artist;

Ilya Ostroukhov - Golden Autumn

The picture of the artist I. S. Ostroukhov “Golden Autumn” depicts precisely the golden autumn. The picture does not dazzle the leaves of red and Green colour. Everything is covered in gold.

The whole picture is filled with some kind of joyful movement and is a very “talkative” picture for a sophisticated viewer. "We are happy to spin!" - informs the rustle of leaves, "now we will fly away!" - lively magpies warn cheerfully. The oak trunk in the background, which is entwined with smaller trees, on the contrary, as if tells the viewer about the resilience of the forest: “we will survive this autumn too!”. And, in the end, even a dank autumn, a city dweller who has looked into the museum will move away from this picture with a feeling of joyful amazement. And with the desire to get out into nature. Or, at least sit in "In the Abramtsevsky Park", as Ostroukhov's second famous autumn landscape is called.

The picture is full of wonder: it is rare to see an image of a “rejoicing” in a landscape. early autumn forests. And this is all the more surprising that Ilya Semenovich Ostroukhov never trained professionally as an artist, he took only private lessons in painting. And it is a pity that his landscapes are less known than the canvases of Shishkin, Levitan or Polenov.

Isaac Brodsky - Golden Autumn

The picture "Golden Autumn" is painted in very bright colors. It is difficult to imagine such rich colors in reality. But Brodsky makes us feel the whole atmosphere of autumn in a small village. In the foreground, trees with red-orange leaves stand out, which personifies activity and vitality.

Beautifully traced openwork foliage and tree branches. A river flows at the edge of the village. Waves are carefully drawn in it. And in one place you can even see how a small house is reflected. Small figurines of people go about their business, and someone admires beautiful scenery. After all, soon the leaves will fall, and will come Cold winter. But it doesn't feel sad.

The picture with great accuracy conveys the beauty of nature in Russia. Red and orange colors revitalizing effect on a person. Weightless and cheerful mood creates the color of the road. The distant sky adds calmness to the picture.

Vasily Meshkov – Golden autumn in Karelia

The painting "Golden Autumn in Karelia" was painted by V. V. Meshkov. Here is an autumn landscape. In the foreground, blockages of stones flaunt from dampness. dark color or maybe they get little sun and they seem so gloomy, but all that “gold” that is scattered around them makes them an inconspicuous part of the landscape. There are trees between these stones. They are quite weak in the trunk, but their foliage is thick and shimmers in all colors of gold, amber and orange.

The background is also full of colors. The sky, though overcast, still attracts the viewer's eye, even if only briefly.

He used as many colors as possible, many shades. Yellow, carrot, orange, ocher - for the image of foliage, trees and a little earth. Brown-grey for rock formation and gray-blue for the sky. And this is only a small part of the colors that we can catch.

The author chooses an elongated format for the picture. This gives the picture some kind of peculiarity. And it seems that it's not just that. The author wanted to show how infinite nature is, and even placing a picture in such a way he will not be able to fit all its beauty.