The great Russian artist Vasily Perov left to his descendants many of his famous works. On the canvases, the master captured ordinary people who grieve, rejoice, work, go hunting. Not everyone knows that the painter Perov himself was not averse to wandering through the woods with a gun over his shoulder. The painting "Hunters on a halt" was painted by him with knowledge of the matter, and this can be seen.
Interesting Biography Facts
The future artist was born illegitimate. And although his parents soon married in a church, his father could not give the boy his last name. At first, the child was called Vasily Vasiliev - this was the name of his godfather. But why did he become Perov? It turns out it's a nickname. A literacy teacher gave his boy, noting with this word zeal, the child’s ability to use a writing pen.
But not only a diligent student was Vasily. The boy was addicted to drawing since childhood. He loved to watch as a real artist draws, whom the father of the child invited to their home.
When Perov picked up the brush, he realized that this was his calling. Despite the weak eyesight that had deteriorated after suffering smallpox, Perov became an artist. First, he studied at the Arzamas art school, then he graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
Some works of the artist
For his work, the artist was awarded silver and gold medals. At the beginning of his work, the painter reflected the sad side of the life of the people, painting such paintings as “Arrival of the camp”, “Scene on the grave”, “Drowned woman”, “Three”. In the middle and second half of the creative path, the artist writes more joyful paintings. “Holiday in the vicinity of Paris”, “Seller of songwriters”, “Scene by the railway” - all these works were created by Perov.
The painting "Hunters on a Halt" was painted by Vasily Grigorievich in 1871 and refers to the late period of his work.
Picture: first character
One glance at the canvas is enough to see: 3 people are depicted on it. It is interesting that VG Perov painted them from real people. The painting “Hunters at Halt” captured three physicians who, in their free time, liked to hunt.
On the left is a senior in the company. This is D.P. Kuvshinnikov - a lover of gun hunting, a well-known Moscow doctor. Looking at the canvas, we see - Kuvshinnikov is telling something interesting. His eyes are wide open, and his hands imitate the claws of a predator. Apparently, he tells his young friend how he once hunted, and he was attacked by a lynx, wolf or bear. Of course, the hunter defeated this animal and showed remarkable abilities.
Perfectly conveyed facial expressions, the position of the head, arms, body of his character Perov. The picture “Hunters on a halt” is a scene of friends relaxing and reflects the liveliness of their conversation.
Second character
The grateful listener, sitting on the canvas on the right, also has its own real prototype. This is Nikolai Mikhailovich Nagornov, who at the time of the creation of the canvas was 26 years old. In life, he was a friend of D.P. Kuvshinnikov and also worked in medicine. Interestingly, this young man a year later married the niece of the famous writer Tolstoy.
But while he was completely absorbed in the story of the senior hunter. He listens to the story of a man sitting across from him and looks at him with all his eyes. The young man froze, he was not interested in a meal or a cigarette, which he holds in his right hand. And the narrator is trying his best, he even removed his headdress, because he felt hot.
Third hero
Very realistically conveys all these emotions, moods, the canvas, which was written by Perov - "Hunters on a halt." The picture introduces us to another hero, the prototype of which was the doctor V.V. Bessonov. As you might guess, in life he was a friend of Kuvshinnikov and Nagornov.
On the canvas, Bessonov grins. By the expression on his face, you can understand that he has heard the hunting bike of his friend more than once and does not believe in it. A man scratches himself behind the ear, it is clear what this gesture means. He is trying to get distracted so as not to laugh and tell the young comrade the truth. Perov also knew all this. "Hunters on a halt" - a picture that allows you to mentally go back to the end of the XIX century, become participants in an interesting scene and conjecture, as the main characters of the canvas say.
The surrounding landscape, small details
Everything is important in artwork. After it became clear who exactly is depicted on the canvas, what men are talking about, it is interesting to see what surrounds them and to calculate what time of the year the action takes place. This will help the description of the picture "Hunters on a halt." Perov, most likely, painted the time of early spring.
It can be seen that the grass is dry, it appears before us when the snow is falling. But in some places he remained: in the background, small white islands are visible on the field. Men are dressed warmly, so they are not cold this evening.
All this clearly conveys the picture "Hunters on a halt." Perov V. and his friends loved to walk through the woods with a gun. The artist retained his impressions for centuries.