The painting “Russian Peasant” momentarily suspends the movement of a weary peasant standing atop a hill among a night-shaded landscape. As the soft earth merges with his tired feet, gradations of gray shading move beneath him in synchrony with the clouded mists above. These subtle atmospheric effects may symbolize the world of phenomena as it moves in a constant state of metamorphosis. A clear, pale-perfect moon hovers quietly above the old peasant, illuminating his undulating pathway as well as his indomitable spirit.