Monograph by Fedorov-Davydov is a fundamental study of the work of I.I. Levitan. The events of the artist's life and career, his connections with contemporaries, friendship with A.P. Chekhov. Consideration of the process of Levitan's work on the creation of the painting is accompanied by an overview of print reviews for exhibitions in which the artist participated. The book features many reproductions, color and black and white.