Алексей Саврасов. Грачи прилетели / История одного шедевра

We continue our tour of the permanent exhibition of the Tretyakov gallery in Lavrushinsky lane. Today we are in the hall of landscape artist Alexey Savrasov. Let's talk about his most recognizable work – "the Rooks Have Come Back" (1871). Watch the video to find out how Savrasov, who sang the beauty of everyday life, became the "initiator of the Russian realistic landscape" of the second half of the XIX century.