Landscape. Study

Held at the National Gallery of Armenia, this landscape study made around 1900 belongs to the final phase of Shishkin's long career. For Shishkin, the word 'study' indicated not a lesser or incomplete work but a particular mode of observation — direct engagement with a motif in the field without the compositional planning that accompanied his studio productions. The National Gallery of Armenia's collection of Russian art is extensive, built largely during the Soviet period when major works were distributed across republic capitals, and Shishkin's study arrived there as part of this broader cultural diffusion.

The study format is evident in slightly looser handling compared to Shishkin's exhibition works, though his fundamental approach — empirical, structured, respectful of natural form — remains consistent. Paint application is direct and unhesitating, without the surface refinement he applied to works intended for public showing.