The artwork titled “Small Village,” created by Isaac Levitan around the year 1885 in the Russian Federation, belongs to the Realism art movement and falls within the landscape genre.
The artwork depicts a tranquil rural scene, featuring a dirt path that leads towards a collection of small, rustic buildings, likely the titular village. The path meanders through a lush green field, with patches of grass and earth creating a natural, unrefined texture. To the left, a fence constructed from wooden branches runs parallel to the path, and behind it stands a dense grouping of trees whose leaves exhibit a rich, dark green shade. The village itself consists of several simple structures, topped with red and brown roofs, nestled amidst an expanse of verdant foliage. The horizon is marked by a line of distant trees under a clear, azure sky. The overall composition evokes a sense of serene seclusion and the harmonious coexistence of humans with nature.
