Off to the country with Russian (Ukrainian) landscape painter Ivan Pokhitonov. Living from 1850 to 1923, he spent much of his working life in France and Belgium.

Landscape with haystacks and a flock of sheep. 1884. Russian. Ivan Pokhitonov, painter (1850-1923). Signed in Latin and dated 84 on the lower right. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/russian-pictures/ivan-pavlovich-pokhitonov-landscape-with-haystacks

Cows in a flooded meadow (the hamlet of Les Houlpays in the background). ca. 1907-1913. Russian. Oil on board. Ivan Pokhitonov, painter (1850-1923). Signed in Latin on the lower right; further numbered No.177/28.3–17.5 on the reverse. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/russian-pictures/ivan-pavlovich-pokhitonov-cows-in-a-flooded-meadow

Etude d’après Corot. Baigneuses au bord de la Marne. Painted in Paris, France in 1900. Russian. Oil on panel. Ivan Pokhitonov, painter (1850-1923). Inscribed with the number 477 on the back. Image © lotsearch.net. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/ivan-pavlovich-pokhitonov-45899896

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