After the winter comes the long-awaited spring. It inspires many artists to create masterpieces. Dedicated to this time of year and the picture of Levitan “Spring. Big water.
About the artist
Isaac Ilyich Levitan was born in Lithuania, in the townCybarth, in 1861, August 18th. When the boy was 14 years old, he lost his mother. At this time, his father became seriously ill, so it was difficult for him to support his four children. The family began to experience poverty. The financial situation deteriorated further after the death of his father, who died in 1877.
Then Isaac Levitan studied in 4th grade withpainter Vasily Perov. In March 1877, the exhibition featured two works by the young artist, for which he received a prize of 220 rubles and a small silver medal.
Although the young man was talented, he worked hard. It gave results. After selling the picture “Evening after the Rain,” Isaac rented a room where he lived and worked with the money.
In 1885, the artist graduated from a specialized school,but he was not given a diploma for national reasons. Again reminded of his difficult financial situation, so for a while Levitan was forced to live in a remote village.
Difficult childhood led to heart disease. Treatment in the Crimea helped to improve health, but the artist died early - at the age of 39 years.
Путешествуя по России и за ее пределами, он noticed the uniqueness of the nature of a particular corner, based on this, created his famous canvases. So there was a picture of Levitan “Spring. Big water.
What is depicted on the canvas?
One look at the canvas is enough to see- the artist captures the spring day. The snow has come down, the ice on the river has already melted, now there is a lot of water in it. She overflowed, flooded some of the trees growing in the neighborhood. But not only them: in the background we see two houses, their lower part is covered with water. Buildings that rise on a hillock remain unharmed. Of course, in such places you need to build houses there, since every spring there is a chance that the water will flood small buildings. Such thoughts brings the picture of Levitan “Spring. High water.
Slender birch trying to resist the naturalthe elements, but they succeed with difficulty. It is visible, how their trunks are bent. It is not easy to grow when, after winter, the roots and the lower part of the trees are in the water. So they could lean in the struggle for light, competing with a large tree that grows next door.
Birches located on the coast have more comfortable conditions, so their camp is almost straight. All this conveys a picture of Levitan “Spring. High water.
Paints
Creative work done in very good colors. The blue of the sky is set off by the river, it is almost of the same color, because the sky is reflected in its waters.
It goes well with blue colors.golden crown of trees. It is quite rare, because it is lonely leaves left over from last year, lurking in the trees. But they are enough to fill the canvas with sunlight. And he is everywhere, not only on the birch trees located in front, but also on distant trees. The splendor of this idea is given not only yellow but also orange paint. They also filled the picture of Levitan “Spring. High water.
The crowns of the trees are reflected in the water.There is no sun on the canvas itself, but the canvas does not suffer from its absence. After all, the near shore also consists of orange-yellow tones. Such is the picture of Levitan “Spring. High water. Its description can be completed with details. Looking closer to the left background, you notice that there is a reign of solar colors, which sometimes lack spring nature. Even the bottom of the boat is made in such colors.
Picture Levitan «Spring. High Water ": composition
If the student is asked to write an essay onthis picture, he can make his plan or take advantage of the proposed. You can start work with the fact that the canvas of the great artist I.I. Levitan was created in 1897. Then tell us what time of the year and what exactly Levitan's picture “Spring. High water. The description above will help with this. After that, you can give your own vision of the plot.
You can complete the essay by writing that the painting by Levitan “Spring. Big Water ”(which photo is attached) is attractive, harmonious and causes the viewer a positive mood.
