Spring in the paintings of Russian artists is fraught with the tenderness of the awakening of nature from winter sleep in the bright colors of the sun, reflected in the brilliance of the melting March snow, in the rich colors of grass, leaves and flowering spring landscapes stretching towards the sun.
The painting by the Itinerant artist Alexei Savrasov has become one of the key paintings in Russian painting. This picture is a quiet hymn to Russian nature, to spring, which is just beginning, spring mood which is just awakening in us.
Pyotr Konchalovsky reveals to us the richness of the world of painting in this work. The painting “Lilacs in a Basket” evokes silent delight, striking with its riot of colors and brightness. Pyotr Petrovich dedicated many of his paintings to lilacs. By the way, he was an excellent gardener and loved growing flowers.
Isaac Levitan, the great Russian landscape artist, called his painting “Big Water.” It depicts the spring flood. Water - a flooded river - occupies most of the canvas. It is blue, cold, clean, smooth, like a mirror surface. It reflects pure blue sky, light clouds and still bare trees - a grove flooded by the river. Thin trees look defenseless and touching. Among them are trees that are almost obligatory for the Russian landscape - birches. When illuminated by the sun, they appear pink.
Before us is a painting by the famous Russian landscape painter Isaac Levitan - “March”.
Looking at this canvas, undoubtedly, we are imbued with the mood that the artist wanted to convey to us. The picture is imbued with a feeling of anticipation and longing. This is also evidenced by a humble horse with a sleigh, standing alone near the house, waiting for its owner.
The most famous painting by Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon - “ March sun" This landscape reveals to us the joyful feeling of the imminent arrival of spring, although the entire earth is wrapped in a snow-white blanket of snow. White-faced birches, gathered in a circle, are impatiently awaiting the arrival of spring, which will give them bright green, new clothes. And the old hornbeams, wriggling, slowly stretch their heavy branches towards sunlight. The March rays gild and blind the roofs of houses and the bare tops of trees. carved village houses, bending over a little, they expose their sides to the warm March sun, knowing for sure that, although the warmth is deceptive, spring will soon come into its own.
In this painting, the artist S.A. Vmnogradov depicted only the very beginning of spring. Early spring. The snow is still thick, and to get to the house you have to make a path. The sky is fraught with anxiety, and although gray winter clouds hang over the world, blue shreds of spring radiance are already tearing them here and there.
Pay attention to the colors. The trees seem to be deliberately full of spring colors, as if outrunning the awakening of nature, despite the still wet bare branches, they are endowed with lush bright colors, foreshadowing the approach of the long-awaited warmth.
Konstantin Yuon’s painting “Spring Sunny Day” lifts your spirits at first sight. There are so many bright ones there multi-colored paints, so much light and sun, so many joyful emotions. This is a complex composition - a city landscape and conversation piece With in large groups of people. The author, from some small elevation, perhaps from a steep hill, looks at a provincial town, bathed in sunlight.
A.G. Venetsianov portrayed not an ordinary peasant woman, but fairy tale image spring, embodied in beautiful woman. It was precisely this beautiful, light, elegant, young spring that seemed to him, lightly walking on the earth, renewing the world, calming children, leading nature. In the distance there are two more similar groups working, which triples the image and suggests that spring is coming everywhere.
Ilya Semenovich Ostroukhov (1858-1929) was born and raised in Moscow and devoted all his work to the landscapes of central Russia. One of his most famous paintings, located in the State Tretyakov Gallery is the painting “The First Greens”, painted in 1887-1888.
For those who know and love the Moscow region, the painting “The First Greens” will be easily recognizable - there are so many such cozy and sweet corners of nature in these places. And a mixed forest, in which spruce, birch, maple and linden trees coexist, and small picturesque rivers, on the banks of which people sit fabulous Alyonushki- all this will be immediately recognized by those who grew up among this beauty.
Calendar spring has already come into its own. More and more often, walking down the street, we feel the warmth sun rays, we are increasingly noticing puddles in our yards and we know for sure that the roads will soon turn into stormy spring rivers. Spring gives each of us its own impressions: while some are afraid to get their feet wet and complain about the dirt and slush, others exchange their fur coats for light raincoats and put on colored rubber boots.
What can I say, we all experience spring in our own way. Let's turn our attention to the classics - immortal paintings, let's try to see this extraordinary time of year with our eyes famous artists. Great poets who sang so different poems spring days, will help us penetrate into the intentions of the authors of paintings!..
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi (1842 – 1910)
Undoubtedly, it is worth starting with the outstanding innovator in the field of painting and talented teacher A.I. Kuindzhi. He is rightly called the “master of light”. Colorful, impressive, living canvases dedicated to Russian nature have become a real event in art. The poems of M. Lermontov very subtly and accurately convey the mood of his paintings:
When the ice is broken in spring
It flows like an excited river,
When among the fields in some places
The bare earth turns black
And the darkness lies in clouds
To the hollow fields...
M. Lermontov
(fragment of the poem "Spring", 1830)
Early spring, 1890-1895
Alexey Kondratyevich Savrasov (1830-1897)
Another outstanding painter, master of Russian landscape - A.K. Savrasov. His canvases very subtly and soulfully convey simplicity, touching sadness and deep essence native nature. But the best thing about the artist was said by his no less famous student, I. Levitan: “With Savrasov, lyricism appeared in landscape painting and boundless love for his native land.”
Songs of the larks again
They rang in the heights.
“Dear guest, great!” –
They say spring.
The sun is already warming,
The skies have become more beautiful...
Soon everything will turn green -
Steppes, groves and forests...
A. Pleshcheev 
The rooks have arrived, 1871 
Thaw, 1874 
Spring day, 1873 
Early spring, 1868, Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Isaac Ilyich Levitan (1860 – 1900)
You all know the commandment: “You shall not make yourself an idol.” Alas, I cannot resist and note that since childhood, the work of I.I. Levitan gave me no rest. This outstanding painter studied with no less famous artists and teachers: A.K. Savrasova, V.G. Perov and V.D. Polenova. The depth of spaces, the movement of air, the fullness and “sound” of the river - all this is physically felt just by looking at his paintings. The poem by the classic of Russian poetry F. Tyutchev perfectly conveys the mood of the spring paintings of I. Levitan:
The snow is still white in the fields,
And in the spring the waters are noisy -
They run and wake up the sleepy shore,
They run and shine and shout...
They say all over:
"Spring is coming, spring is coming,
We are messengers of young spring,
She sent us ahead!
F. Tyutchev
(fragment of the poem " Spring waters", 1829)
March, 1895 
Spring. Big water, 1897
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (1875 – 1944)
Another talented student of V.D. Polenova, V.A. Serova, S.A. Korovina, I.I. Levitan, who rightfully received the title of master - S.Yu. Zhukovsky. With large strokes, elaboration of details, color nuances, contrasts of light and shadow, he perfectly conveys the feeling of spring, impending changes and the awakening of nature.
Wave after wave rolls
Into the immeasurable ocean...
Winter gave way to spring,
And the hurricane howls less often;
Merciless time does not wait,
It is in a hurry to meet a deadline;
The fields and fields of the rich are a burden,
The white snow has disappeared...
ON THE. Nekrasov
spring water 
Spring 
Spring 
Early Spring (Gazebo in the Park), 1910 
Spring bubbling stream, 1913 
Spring evening, 1904 
Spring, 1913 
Spring
Ilya Semenovich Ostroukhov (1858 – 1929)
Another phenomenon of Russian painting is the canvases of I.S. Ostroukhova. This extraordinarily gifted man, with an excellent education and erudition, who had played the piano since childhood, became interested in painting by the age of twenty, which did not prevent him from achieving extraordinary heights in his new field. In the paintings of I.S. Ostroukhov combines a soft impressionistic style of writing and the poetics of a lyrical landscape, close to the paintings of I.I. Levitan. The mood of his works dedicated to spring is very accurately conveyed by the poem by A.T. Tvardovsky:
The snow will darken blue
Along country roads,
And the waters will go low
Into the still transparent forest...
A.T. Tvardovsky
(fragment of the poem "The snow will darken blue")
In early spring 
Early spring
Witold Kaetanovich Byalynitsky-Birulya (1872 - 1957)
An outstanding painter, student of S.A. Korovina, V.D. Polenova, I.M. Pryanishnikova, I. Levitan. Under the influence of artists, he became interested in landscapes and reached extraordinary heights. Subtly feeling Russian nature, its mood and some naivety, he conveyed these sensations to the viewer through his paintings.
Across the river the meadows turned green,
The light freshness of water emanates;
More merriment rang through the groves
Bird songs in different ways...
I. Bunin
(fragment of a poem, 1893) 
Spring, 1899
Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon (1875 – 1958)
K.F. Yuon is rightfully considered an academician of lyrical landscape. Paintings Everyday life depicted on his canvases show everyday life and mood Russian people. In his characteristic manner, combining the technique of impressionism and elaboration of fine details, the artist created bright and memorable paintings. Cloths by K.F. Yuon on the theme of spring, to enhance their expressiveness, we will “illustrate” with a poem by A. Fet:
More fragrant spring bliss
She didn’t have time to come down to us,
The ravines are still full of snow,
Even before dawn the cart rattles
On the frozen path...
A. Fet
(fragment of a poem)
Sunny day. Spring, 1876 
March sun, 1915
Isaac Ilyich Levitan 
Spring in Italy, 1890 
Spring. The last snow, 1895 
Spring. White lilac. 1890s.
Alexey Kondratyevich Savrasov 
Rural view, 1867, Tretyakov Gallery
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky 
Spring (The River Opened Up), 1903 
Old manor. May. 
In May
Window to the forest 
Window to the forest
Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon 
May morning. Nightingale place. Ligachevo, 1915 
Spring in the Trinity Lavra, 1911
Wave after wave rolls
Into the immeasurable ocean...
Winter gave way to spring,
And the hurricane howls less often;
Merciless time does not wait,
It is in a hurry to meet a deadline;
The fields and fields of the rich are a burden,
The white snow has disappeared...
ON THE. Nekrasov
(fragment of the poem "Spring", 1839)
Ivan Avgustovich Velts 
In spring in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, 1896
Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin 
Last snow 
Early spring
Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov 
May flowers, 1894 
Spring
Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar 
Last snow 
March snow, 1904 
May evening, 1905
Songs of the larks again
They rang in the heights.
“Dear guest, great!” –
They say spring.
The sun is already warming,
The skies have become more beautiful...
Soon everything will turn green -
Steppes, groves and forests...
A. Pleshcheev
(fragment of the poem "Spring", 1861)
Konstantin Yakovlevich Kryzhitsky 
Breath of spring, 1910
Turzhansky Leonard Viktorovich (1875-1945) 
Last snow 
Spring in the western region, 1910 
Spring. Moscow courtyard
Before spring there are days like this:
The meadow rests under the dense snow,
The dry and cheerful trees are rustling,
And the warm wind is gentle and elastic.
And the body marvels at its lightness,
And you won’t recognize your home,
And the song that I was tired of before,
Like new, you eat with excitement.
A. Akhmatova
Venetsianov Alexey Gavrilovich (1780-1847) 
On the arable land. Spring
Endogurov Ivan Ivanovich 
The beginning of spring
Bryullov Pavel Alexandrovich 
Spring, 1875
Vasilkovsky Sergey Ivanovich 
Spring
Bashkirtseva Maria Konstantinovna (1860-1884) 
Spring
They write prose about spring, and devote poetry to spring. And, of course, the paintings are dedicated to spring. We bring to your attention a small selection of paintings by Russian artists on the theme of spring.
Poems and spring
“Before spring there are days like this:
The meadow rests under the dense snow,
The dry and cheerful trees are rustling,
And the warm wind is gentle and elastic.
And the body marvels at its lightness,
And you won’t recognize your home,
And the song that I was tired of before,
Like new, you eat with excitement.”
Anna Akhmatova
Berggolts Richard Alexandrovich
Awakening of Spring
1911, oil on canvas, 80 x 160 cm, Omsk Regional Museum fine arts them. M.A.Vrubel
“The day was sunny and windy, the kind of day when you can go around the corner of the house, hide from the wind, press your back against the wall slightly warmed by the sun and feel with all your heart the joy of the arrival of spring and warmth... Stand, squint your eyes and smile.”
Evgeny Grishkovets, “Rivers”
Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich
Forest in spring
1884, x. m. 142 x 105 cm, Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum
As you know, Ivan Shishkin often turned in his works to the theme of the life of the Russian forest, Russian meadows and fields; he is improving in conveying the state of nature, the expression of images, and the purity of the palette. This is how the painting “Forest in Spring” (1884) is born, which combines both majesty and warm notes.
Early spring. Thaw
1880s, x. m., 68x54 cm., Art Gallery them. B.M. Kustodieva. Astrakhan
In his work, Savrasov paid a lot of attention to the theme of the seasons, and especially loved spring. In his paintings, the artist knew how to see beauty in the most ordinary and prosaic landscape.
Alexey Kondratyevich Savrasov
The Rooks Have Arrived
1871, oil on canvas, 48.5x62 cm, Tretyakov Gallery
The painting “The Rooks Have Arrived” is the most famous work Savrasova. The subject of the painting was taken by the artist in the ordinary village of Molvitino. Immediately after the show, the canvas was bought by P. Tretyakov for his collection. And over time, the painting, the very name of which already conceals the joyful arrival of spring, became an example of simple beauty in Russian landscape painting: the whole landscape is filled with warm spring air, as joyfully chirping birds and all nature are looking forward to the imminent arrival of sunny and warm days.
Isaac Ilyich Levitan
Spring. Big water
1897, oil on canvas, 64.2x57.5 cm, Tretyakov Gallery
Another artist who loves spring, Isaac Levitan, decided to depict in one of his paintings his favorite season during the period of its strongest manifestation. The picture reveals a flood that has captured part of the coastal forest and several village buildings. Since the artist tried to convey the Russian spring as accurately as possible, without embellishing anything, the palette of the painting is unusually modest, but truthful and realistic. And nature does not need decorations.
Kuindzhi A.I.
Early spring. 1890-1895
Calendar spring has already come into its own. More and more often, as we walk down the street, we feel the warmth of the sun’s rays, we increasingly notice puddles in the courtyards and know for sure that the roads will soon turn into stormy spring rivers. Spring gives each of us its own impressions: while some are afraid to get their feet wet and complain about the dirt and slush, others exchange their fur coats for light raincoats and put on colored rubber boots.
What can I say, we all experience spring in our own way. Let's turn our attention to the classics - immortal paintings, and try to see this extraordinary time of year through the eyes of famous artists. The great poets, who sang such different spring days in poetry, will help us penetrate into the intentions of the authors of paintings!..
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi (1842 – 1910)
Undoubtedly, it is worth starting with the outstanding innovator in the field of painting and talented teacher A.I. Kuindzhi. He is rightly called the “master of light”. Colorful, impressive, living canvases dedicated to Russian nature have become a real event in art. The poems of M. Lermontov very subtly and accurately convey the mood of his paintings:
When the ice is broken in spring
It flows like an excited river,
When among the fields in some places
The bare earth turns black
And the darkness lies in clouds
To the hollow fields...
M. Lermontov
(fragment of the poem "Spring", 1830)
Early spring, 1890-1895
Alexey Kondratyevich Savrasov (1830-1897)
Another outstanding painter, master of Russian landscape - A.K. Savrasov. His canvases very subtly and soulfully convey the simplicity, touching sadness and deep essence of his native nature. But the best thing about the artist was said by his no less famous student, I. Levitan: “With Savrasov, lyricism appeared in landscape painting and boundless love for his native land.”
Songs of the larks again
They rang in the heights.
“Dear guest, great!” –
They say spring.
The sun is already warming,
The skies have become more beautiful...
Soon everything will turn green -
Steppes, groves and forests...
A. Pleshcheev
The rooks have arrived, 1871
Thaw, 1874
Spring day, 1873
Early spring, 1868, Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Isaac Ilyich Levitan (1860 – 1900)
You all know the commandment: “You shall not make yourself an idol.” Alas, I cannot resist and note that since childhood, the work of I.I. Levitan gave me no rest. This outstanding painter studied with no less famous artists and teachers: A.K. Savrasova, V.G. Perov and V.D. Polenova. The depth of spaces, the movement of air, the fullness and “sound” of the river - all this is physically felt just by looking at his paintings. The poem by the classic of Russian poetry F. Tyutchev perfectly conveys the mood of the spring paintings of I. Levitan:
The snow is still white in the fields,
And in the spring the waters are noisy -
They run and wake up the sleepy shore,
They run and shine and shout...
They say all over:
"Spring is coming, spring is coming,
We are messengers of young spring,
She sent us ahead!
F. Tyutchev
(fragment of the poem "Spring Waters", 1829)
March, 1895
Spring. Big water, 1897
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (1875 – 1944)
Another talented student of V.D. Polenova, V.A. Serova, S.A. Korovina, I.I. Levitan, who rightfully received the title of master - S.Yu. Zhukovsky. With large strokes, elaboration of details, color nuances, contrasts of light and shadow, he perfectly conveys the feeling of spring, impending changes and the awakening of nature.
Wave after wave rolls
Into the immeasurable ocean...
Winter gave way to spring,
And the hurricane howls less often;
Merciless time does not wait,
It is in a hurry to meet a deadline;
The fields and fields of the rich are a burden,
The white snow has disappeared...
ON THE. Nekrasov
spring water
Spring
Spring
Early Spring (Gazebo in the Park), 1910
Spring bubbling stream, 1913
Spring evening, 1904
Spring, 1913
Spring
Ilya Semenovich Ostroukhov (1858 – 1929)
Another phenomenon of Russian painting is the canvases of I.S. Ostroukhova. This extraordinarily gifted man, with an excellent education and erudition, who had played the piano since childhood, became interested in painting by the age of twenty, which did not prevent him from achieving extraordinary heights in his new field. In the paintings of I.S. Ostroukhov combines a soft impressionistic style of writing and the poetics of a lyrical landscape, close to the paintings of I.I. Levitan. The mood of his works dedicated to spring is very accurately conveyed by the poem by A.T. Tvardovsky:
The snow will darken blue
Along country roads,
And the waters will go low
Into the still transparent forest...
A.T. Tvardovsky
(fragment of the poem "The snow will darken blue")
In early spring
Early spring
Witold Kaetanovich Byalynitsky-Birulya (1872 - 1957)
An outstanding painter, student of S.A. Korovina, V.D. Polenova, I.M. Pryanishnikova, I. Levitan. Under the influence of artists, he became interested in landscapes and reached extraordinary heights. Subtly feeling Russian nature, its mood and some naivety, he conveyed these sensations to the viewer through his paintings.
Across the river the meadows turned green,
The light freshness of water emanates;
More merriment rang through the groves
Bird songs in different ways...
I. Bunin
(fragment of a poem, 1893)
Spring, 1899
Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon (1875 – 1958)
K.F. Yuon is rightfully considered an academician of lyrical landscape. Pictures of everyday life captured on his canvases show the life and mood of the Russian people. In his characteristic manner, combining the technique of impressionism and elaboration of fine details, the artist created bright and memorable paintings. Cloths by K.F. Yuon on the theme of spring, to enhance their expressiveness, we will “illustrate” with a poem by A. Fet:
More fragrant spring bliss
She didn’t have time to come down to us,
The ravines are still full of snow,
Even before dawn the cart rattles
On the frozen path...
A. Fet
(fragment of a poem)
Sunny day. Spring, 1876
March sun, 1915
Isaac Ilyich Levitan
Spring in Italy, 1890
Spring. The last snow, 1895
Spring. White lilac. 1890s.
Alexey Kondratyevich Savrasov
Rural view, 1867, Tretyakov Gallery
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky
Spring (The River Opened Up), 1903
Old manor. May.
In May
Window to the forest
Window to the forest
Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon
May morning. Nightingale place. Ligachevo, 1915
Spring in the Trinity Lavra, 1911
Wave after wave rolls
Into the immeasurable ocean...
Winter gave way to spring,
And the hurricane howls less often;
Merciless time does not wait,
It is in a hurry to meet a deadline;
The fields and fields of the rich are a burden,
The white snow has disappeared...
ON THE. Nekrasov
(fragment of the poem "Spring", 1839)
Ivan Avgustovich Velts
In spring in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, 1896
Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin
Last snow
Early spring
Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov
May flowers, 1894
Spring
Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar
Last snow
March snow, 1904
May evening, 1905
Songs of the larks again
They rang in the heights.
“Dear guest, great!” –
They say spring.
The sun is already warming,
The skies have become more beautiful...
Soon everything will turn green -
Steppes, groves and forests...
A. Pleshcheev
(fragment of the poem "Spring", 1861)
Konstantin Yakovlevich Kryzhitsky
Breath of spring, 1910
Turzhansky Leonard Viktorovich (1875-1945)
Last snow
Spring in the western region, 1910
Spring. Moscow courtyard
Before spring there are days like this:
The meadow rests under the dense snow,
The dry and cheerful trees are rustling,
And the warm wind is gentle and elastic.
And the body marvels at its lightness,
And you won’t recognize your home,
And the song that I was tired of before,
Like new, you eat with excitement.
A. Akhmatova
Venetsianov Alexey Gavrilovich (1780-1847)
On the arable land. Spring
Endogurov Ivan Ivanovich
The beginning of spring
Bryullov Pavel Alexandrovich
Spring, 1875
Vasilkovsky Sergey Ivanovich
Spring
Bashkirtseva Maria Konstantinovna (1860-1884)
Spring
Spring time is a time of renewal and new beginnings. Nature is waking up from hibernation, snowdrifts are melting, spring rain can be heard from the roofs outside the window, buds are blooming on the trees.
I would like to capture all this beauty in my memory, so that later I can remember it with rapture and admiration. It’s a wonderful time – beautiful things turn out literally at every time.
Desktop pictures are now very popular, where you can see the beauty of spring in the photo. Or, for example, download a high-quality picture to your phone. You can also use the services of an artist and hang drawings and paintings on the theme of spring in your home.
High-quality photos about spring on your desktop
Beautiful spring photos for your desktop can be downloaded from our website. Nowadays there are many photographers who photograph landscapes and the nature around us. Beautiful photos on the theme of spring can be downloaded for free and set as spring wallpaper on your desktop.
Thanks to high resolution and large sizes, such an image will look great on a computer or tablet screen.
Pictures about spring often include small details, for example, drops, small buds, snowdrops peeking out from under the snow, and the first small berries. All this tenderness and beauty can be conveyed by a photograph on your desktop.
Beautiful images of spring on your phone
You can admire the spring season not only on your computer or tablet screen, but also on your phone. Various images, even of small resolution, are suitable for this. Even small pictures of spring on your phone will look impressive and advantageous.There can be both city landscapes with houses with drop-dropping icicles hanging from the roofs, and pictures of wide, open fields and forests with trees shedding a blanket of snow from their branches.
Also an excellent solution would be to opt for images small parts, for example, such as small rivers formed from melting snow covers, peeping buds or the first emerging birch leaf.
Spring, pictures for your phone: they make you wake up and come out of hibernation, start acting, fulfill your plans, make your dreams come true.
Drawn beautiful spring in pictures
Many artists glorify this time and depict it in their paintings. Start new era, the renewal of the earth inspires them to create something new, affectionate and bright.The variety of landscapes gives wide scope for ideas and fantasies. Artists who were born in places far from noisy cities love to depict in their paintings how spring comes to the village.
These rivers, the melting glaciers on them, symbolize the thaw, the release of accumulated negativity and the beginning of a new life in a new channel. Houses decorated with melting icicles look like they are from old good fairy tales that our grandmothers told us before going to bed.
Spring in the forest is no less beautiful! These mighty trees awaken from sleep and shed the snow from their branches, like people who throw off the burden of the old and are ready for everything new.
It’s nice to hang such paintings on the wall at home and admire them while enjoying the nature of the world around us.
A beautiful spring, pictures and photos of which will always lift your spirits and push you to new beginnings and the embodiment of old ideas, is worth capturing it and enjoying these views in rare moments of sadness and sadness, lifting your spirits.
