Who created "Red Sunset"?

Red Sunset was created by Arkhyp Kuindzhi (Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi) in 1905–8.

When was "Red Sunset" created?

This artwork was created 1905–8.

Is "Red Sunset" in the public domain?

Yes, Red Sunset is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Red Sunset

Arkhyp Kuindzhi (Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi)

1905–8

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

53 x 74 in. (134.6 x 188 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1974

Accession Number

1974.100

Tags

RiversSunLandscapesEvening

Art Historical Context

**Red Sunset** by Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi created between 1905 and 1908, captures the dramatic beauty of a riverside landscape bathed in the fiery glow of an evening sun. This large-scale oil on canvas (53 74 inches) exemplifies Kuindzhi's lifelong fascination with light's transformative power, rendering the sky in vivid reds and oranges that seem to pulse with ethereal energy. Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art through Rogers Fund in 197, it now graces the European Paintings department, visitors to ponder nature's fleeting splendor. Kuindzhi, a Ukrainian-born Russian artist (1842–1...

Red Sunset

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