Spring Pavel Brullov (1840-1914)

Description of Karl Bryullov’s painting "Spring

An important place in Pavel Bryullov’s oeuvre is occupied by landscapes, which the artist painted in far-flung places in Russia. The beauty of nature is captured in one of the artist’s famous landscape paintings, Spring, 1875.

Pavel Bryullov actively began to write landscapes after his return to Russia. At this time, he takes an active part in traveling exhibitions, gaining popularity and respect among the public and artists. His activity also manifests itself in the creation of paintings with subsequent exposure to the public.

"Spring," like most of Bryullov’s landscapes, was painted in the style of realism. The artist tried to depict on canvas what he sees before his eyes. Realism and verisimilitude are the two main conditions that Bryullov met, as well as other artists-Peredvizhniki. Briullov created "Springtime" in the belief that art, in particular painting, should look realistic.

Just as most of his paintings Briullov dedicated to the Russian countryside, so on the canvas "Spring" the viewer sees a hut. Frequent motifs of paintings of the artist - a little bent from the antiquity of the houses of the peasants and the people themselves, which is depicted without grooming. So in this picture we see a girl who steps from stone to stone by the shore of a small pond.

During his lifetime, the artist was unable to gain recognition from the authorities. But his high level of skill, which can be appreciated in landscapes, allowed his paintings to be acquired by Tretyakov. "Spring" is one of the valuable acquisitions of the collector, which is exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery.