Scenes from Russian Folk Life
Medium
Color lithograph on paper
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
128551
Art Historical Context
Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovskii's *Scenes from Russian Folk Life* a vibrant color lithograph paper, capturing the everyday rhythms of 19th-century Russian peasant. Though undated, this print exemplifies Shchedrovskii's signature style as a master of genre scenes, blending humor and warmth to portray rural traditions, festivals, and domestic moments. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's and Drawings department, it the artist's keen eye for the colorful details of folk costumes, tools, and communal gatherings that defined Russian village life. Lithography, the medium here, was revolutiona...