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“The place of eternal beauty...” Crimea by Isaac Levitan
Until the age of twenty-five, Isaac Levitan painted only Moscow and the Moscow region. The geography of his landscapes did not expand for a very simple, banal and sad reason — the artist was poor, almost destitute and could not afford long journeys. In the early spring of 1886, Levitan earned his first serious money for the scenery for the Savva Mamontov’s Private Opera performance. Inspired by…