Ivan Shishkin was a 19th-century Russian artist who excelled at creating beautiful paintings of woodland scenes. These paintings are typically so photorealistic that it's often hard to believe that you're actually looking at a painting, and not simply a photograph. Whenever I feel like escaping from my hectic world for a little while, one little look at these paintings is all it takes to completely refresh my mind. Below, you'll find 20 of Shishkin's most spectacular paintings. Enjoy!
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1. In the Vicinity of Düsseldorf
2. The Teutoburg Forest
3. Edge of the Forest
4. Logging
5. Landscape With Walking People
6. Forest Stream
7. Near the Monastery
8. View in the Vicinity of St. Petersburg
9. Windmill in the Field
10. Bench at the Mall
11. Autumn Forest
12. Bee Families in the Forest
13. Winter in a Forest
14. The Road
15. The Field of Wheat
16. From the Vicinity of Gurzuf
17. The Forest Horizons
18. Pine on Sand
19. Forest in Spring
20. Corner of Overgrown Garden
Don't forget to share these beautiful paintings with any nature lovers or art enthusiasts that you know!
Sources: thechive, wikiart
