Why it matters
Ukrainian cottages under a moonlit night sky. The painting was a great success at the 5th Peredvizhniki exhibition and marked a turning point in Kuindzhi's work, away from academic romanticism.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1876.
- It was shown at the Paris Exposition of 1878.
- It is in the Tretyakov Gallery.
Based on the Wikipedia article Ukrainian Night (CC BY-SA 4.0).
