Drowned 1867

Vasily Perov's 1867 drawing, "Drowned," depicts a somber scene of a young woman found dead in a river, surrounded by onlookers. The realistic portrayal of the tragedy, with its detailed depiction of the woman's lifeless body and the reactions of the crowd, was a hallmark of Perov's work, which often focused on social realism and the lives of ordinary people in 19th-century Russia. The sketch-like quality of the drawing, with its loose lines and subtle shading, contributes to the raw emotionality of the subject matter.