Ants Murakin 1892–1975 View of the Lake. 1925 - 1926

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Ants Murakin worked mainly near Viljandi. His impressions of nature were not just those of an artist or an observer, he delved so deeply into the charms of nature that he published the book "Paan´s country", which consists of detailed descriptions of nature. In this view, however, Murakin has moved away from excessive detail and focused on a panoramic view. With strong, deep colors, he adds drama to the view, while the glowing colors and the vast sky in the distance add a sense of longing. In that period, Murakin painted several paintings, where you can see an interesting compositional solution: the mountain ridges located closer and further are transferred to the sky, where their shape is repeated by a pyramidal massif of clouds. Creating such powerful and dramatically charged views was rather rare in Estonian art at that time, as more intimate and peaceful views were preferred.