1871 Birch forest 70h110. 5 Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898)

Description of the painting "Birch Forest" by Ivan Shishkin

The great artist Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin painted the work "Birch Forest" in 1871. The image is in the style of realism, in the genre of landscape. Canvas and oil, canvas size 70x110, the collection of the Donetsk Regional Art Museum. First of all the artist amazes with his talent and technique of painting. Seeing his paintings you can’t forget them. His talent for painting, persistence and diligence helped him to become a great artist for all time. A large number of his works are devoted to painting and nature.

The author makes a talented use of the game of colors, depicting the nature. The blue sky slightly covered by clouds, the sunlight penetrating the picture. The rays of the sun sparkle on the surface of the water. Beautiful birches that have opened wide their branches. Greenish, spreading tree crowns. The forest seems to attract by its coolness, looking at the image, there is a desire to sit down on the fresh, greenish grass, to listen to the rustling of the leaves and the silence of the forest. The rich green grass beckons the eye. Light and airy movements of the artist’s brush create a masterpiece on the canvas. He is a master of conveying the saturation and play of light. Looking at the picture, it seems as if you are in the center of the nature that the artist has created. The vastness and infinite grandeur of the forest. A small stream, which seems to depict the smooth flow of life, a gentle breeze shakes the trees.

The elegance and gracefulness of nature draws the attention of the viewer. A true connoisseur of painting and an ordinary man in the street will remember the painting as a masterpiece of Russian painting.