| First snow | |
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| Artist | Arkady Plastov |
| Year | 1946 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 146 cm × 113 cm (57 in × 44 in) |
| Location | Tver Regional Art Gallery, Tver |
The First Snow is a painting by Russian Soviet artist Arkady Plastov. It was created in 1946 in the village of Prislonikha, Karsunsky District, Ulyanovsk Region. The canvas is part of the permanent exhibition and collection of the Tver Regional Art Gallery.[1]
It has been studied by Soviet and contemporary Russian researchers of Arkady Plastov's work. Some of them are: the candidate of art history Lev Mochalov, the candidate of art history Galina Leontieva, the candidate of philological sciences Tatiana Plastova, and others. From the perspective of Inga Filippova, candidate of art history, the First Snow is one of Plastov's most poetic works, synthesizing the fragile balance of landscape and genre painting.
Arkady Plastov's canvas has been repeatedly recommended by Soviet and modern Russian teachers and methodologists for use in lessons and extracurricular activities in primary and secondary schools.
- ^ Пластов Аркадий Александрович (1893—1972). Первый снег. 1946 г. Холст, масло. 146 х 113 см. Тверская областная картинная галерея. Дата обращения: 15 September 2018. Archive: 18 September 2018.