It will rain Yuly Klever (1850-1924)

Description of Julius Clover’s painting "It’s Gonna Rain"

Yuli Yulievich Klever was a Russian artist who specialized in landscapes. He was born in Estonia. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg and became an academician and later a professor. In the works of the artist brightly expressed the effects of lighting. The artist fell into monotony, quite often depicting the same views and scenes. His art took on a salon-academic character.

As was commonly thought at the time, the only possible school of landscape painting was the Italian one. That is why, at the Academy of Arts, during its formation, training in the art of landscape painting was reduced to mastering the Italian school of landscape painting. "Italian landscape" as a term meant a beautiful depiction of terrain. Julius Yulievich Klever excelled at being beautifully executed and not flashy in content - these are the main features that are distinctive to Italian landscape painting.

Klever’s creativity began in 1868 with a copy of a painting by Aachenbach. In 1874 he had his first exhibition, which was crowned with success. Julius Yulievich’s work progressed rapidly and rapidly, to the point that one of his paintings ("Birch Forest") was acquired, the reigning at the time, Alexander III. After that, the artist was literally bathed in the glory rays. Clover’s art was loved and respected. At that time, it was considered a disgrace not to have a picture of the author’s work.

Because of his success, Clover did not need or strive for accuracy in his work. Much more attention he paid to the expressiveness of the painting as a whole. In all of the artist’s works, the sharpness and vividness of the seasons and weather can be seen. This is especially evident in the picture "It’s going to rain": a bright spot highlights the sky before the thunderstorm and its reflection in the water. Nature is depicted so clearly that it makes you fall in love with the north of the fatherland at first glance.