Golden Autumn
About the Artwork
Levitan completed this canvas in 1895, at the height of his creative powers and following a period of intense personal turbulence and travel through the Volga and Tver regions. The painting was made in response to the countryside around Gorka, near Lake Udomelja, and it was acquired by Pavel Tretyakov almost immediately, entering the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow where it has remained among the defining works of the national landscape tradition. Levitan was the leading figure of the Peredvizhniki realist circle and its lyrical offshoot: his mature work is sometimes described as mood landscape, a term coined by critics to describe his ability to charge topographic observation with emotional resonance without resorting to narrative or allegory. Golden Autumn is perhaps his most celebrated single canvas: a painting that Russian audiences have recognised for over a century as the definitive image of the national autumn, reproduced endlessly yet rarely matched in the intimacy and precision of its original touch.
Product Specifications
- Finished size
- 31 x 23 in
- Frame
- Gold, premium resin, mitred
- Canvas
- Heavyweight Fredrix poly/cotton
- Finish
- Hand-applied gesso embellishment
- Inks
- Archival HP Latex, 100-year colorfastness
- Stretcher
- Solid poplar, kiln dried
- Hanging
- Wire and dust cover fitted
- Item
- 2050121
Shipping, Returns & Care
Shipping & Delivery
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Every piece is made to order and ships by the next business day (Monday–Friday). Standard ground delivery typically arrives 3–5 business days after shipment, so most orders are on your wall within a week of ordering.
Returns & The Love-It Guarantee
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Pieces that arrive damaged in transit are replaced or refunded immediately. Email our team with a photo within 7 days of receipt.
Care & Hanging
Every piece arrives ready to hang: wire hardware pre-installed, kraft paper dust cover, gallery-finished corners.
Hanging: Every piece ships with hanging hardware.
Care: Dust lightly with a soft, dry cloth as needed. Avoid direct sunlight to preserve the colors. Avoid hanging in high-humidity environments (bathrooms with active showers). Our finish is durable but is not waterproof.
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