Autumn landscape Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

Description of Mikhail Nesterov’s painting "Autumn Landscape".

The time of birth of the painting is considered to be 1906. Nesterov showed not only the beauty of Russian nature, but also his attitude toward it. A sense of love, of delight is immediately evident. This painting, despite its age - it’s over 100 years old - people of all ages and generations love it.

In the center Nesterov portrayed a lonely tree, the singularity of it lies in the fact that on one side there are leaves, but on the other side they have fallen off. When you look at this painting, you look beyond the river. There opens up an unusually beautiful landscape.

The artist painted the beginning of autumn, which timidly enters its rights. Somewhere - where the leaves are very green, untouched by the yellowing. Beauty - autumn worked hard on the choice of colors. There are no colors here. They are bright spots transform the trees.

Also the central place in the picture takes a majestic, calm river. Which does not disturb the autumn breeze. The surface of the river like a mirror, which found its reflection of the beauties - birches. They can not look back at the new attire given to them by nature itself. The airy clouds have found their reflection in the river.

This picture, despite its tranquility, evokes sadness. It becomes sad of the inevitability of approaching autumn, of the fact that everything has its end. Here’s a joyful summer also came to an end, ahead slushy, cold, frost. Not at all happy at the thought of having to let go of summer, with its joy, sunshine, fun.

Nesterov quite accurately showed the beauty of Russian nature, the charm of each season. You have to learn to accept what you are given. And so in this painting, you need to accept and see the beauty and singularity of the autumn landscape. And summer is worth putting down. One must learn to enjoy what is given to us at this moment.