Thicket

Description

A dense thicket of thin trunks and shrubs fills the scene. Fallen logs and roots lie among the trees on a sloping forest floor.

About Thicket Reproduction

Warm light catches patches of brown ground, but most of the undergrowth remains shaded.

The many overlapping stems give the woodland a close, tangled character. Narrow stems crowd together, some upright and others bent among the fallen logs. Moss and low plants cover the irregular ground, with small points of sunlight touching the bark. The dense arrangement allows little distant view, so the eye follows the interlaced branches and tree roots. Variations in trunk color keep the thicket from reading as a single dark mass. Closely spaced stems and exposed roots form a tangle through the thicket. Several fallen logs lie across the undergrowth, creating horizontal breaks among the vertical trunks. Moss and ferns cover the uneven floor, with small glints of yellow light touching selected leaves. Behind the front growth, darker trees merge together and limit the view into the wood. The repeated branches cross at different angles, making the interior feel dense but still readable. Changes in bark color and green growth distinguish one layer from another and give the compact forest scene a rich surface. Moss follows the slope around exposed roots, while fallen wood creates low crossings beneath the crowded upright stems.

The hand-painted reproduction

ByMuseum offers Thicket by Ivan Shishkin as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas. Hang this thicket artwork where its forms and color contrasts can be seen clearly.

• Interlaced tree stems
• Fallen logs among the undergrowth
• Painted individually in oil on canvas.
• Select the available size and presentation on this page.