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| Artist | Arkady Rylov |
| Year | 1917 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Smolensk Art Museum, Smolensk |
Sunset is an oil on canvas painting of 1917 by the Russian Symbolist artist Arkady Rylov. It depicts a red sun setting over a lacustrine landscape, the redness of the sunset symbolizing the dawning of the October Revolution.[1] Rylov was a supporter of the Revolution, and considered the father of the Soviet landscape school.[2]
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