Why it matters
A wide lake shimmers under a sunny sky with clouds. Levitan's last major work, left unfinished at his death, is often called his 'swan song' and has been described as a powerful image of Russian nature.
Did you know?
- He worked on it in 1899–1900.
- It is one of his three largest paintings.
- It was first shown as 'Sunny Day' at his posthumous exhibition in 1901.
Based on the Wikipedia article Lake (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
