Painting. Landscapes. Grade 10.

remain an artist once we grow up.

Pablo Picasso

a famous Russian artist
Levitan which is called “An Autumn

Day
In Sokolniki”. It was painted in 1879. The
artist depicted a wide alley on an autumn
day. It must be early October. We can see
autumn maples. These ______1_______
in the foreground almost merge with the
air in the background and are ______2__.
The air is damp. It is going to rain.
________3________there is a woman
in a black dress. Looking down, she is
walking along the alley. Her face is thought-
ful and sad. The landscape ______4______
great skill. Looking at the picture we can
feel Levitan’s palette. It is difficult to say
if light or dark colours _______5____the
colour scheme. The brushstrokes are left
visible only in the foreground. The crafts-
manship of the painter is his skill to combine
light and shade, crystal-clear and dark tones.

a famous Russian artist
Levitan which is called “An Autumn

Day
In Sokolniki”. It was painted in 1879. The
artist depicted a wide alley on an autumn
day. It must be early October. We can see
autumn maples. These splashes of colour
in the foreground almost merge with the
air in the background and are muted.
The air is damp. It is going
to rain. In the foreground there is a woman
in a black dress. Looking down, she is
walking along the alley. Her face is thought-
ful and sad. The landscape is executed with
great skill. Looking at the picture we can
feel Levitan’s palette. It is difficult to say
if light or dark colours predominate in the
colour scheme. The brushstrokes are left
visible only in the foreground. The crafts-
manship of the painter is his skill to combine
light and shade, crystal-clear and dark tones.

word combinations:
To depict
In the foreground
In the background

Predominate in colour scheme
Scarcely discernible
To create the impression
Primary colours
The craftsmanship of the painter
Splashes of colour