Spring
The painting “Spring” conveys the moment of nature’s awakening, when remnants of snow and ice still remain, but the first living colors begin to emerge. The composition is built along a diagonal — from the foreground with shrubs and water, the viewer’s gaze is led toward the forest line and the grayish sky.
The artist employs a free, energetic brushstroke that creates the impression of wet ground, melting snow, and unstable spring light. The color palette is based on the contrast between cold gray-blue and warm ochre-reddish tones, enhancing the sense of nature’s transitional state.
A birch grove on the horizon, with its slender white trunks, establishes a vertical rhythm that balances the more chaotic brushwork of the foreground. Overall, the work is filled with freshness and the subtle anxiety of early spring.
Konstantin Maksimtsev
Born on September 20th, 1919 in the city of Gomel (Belarus). A Great Patriotic War Veteran. Studied in the Gomel studio of fine arts (1930-1936) and in the Vitebsk Art School (1937-1939). Works in the easel painting in genres of a picture, landscape, still life and portrait. Since 1945 he is a participant of art exhibitions. The works are in museums and picture galleries of Minsk, Brest, Baranovichi, Mogilev, in private collections in a number of foreign countries. Was the authorized person of the BAD in Baranovichi Region (1945-1952). Awarded with the BAU medal «For success in fine arts». A member of the BAU since 1946. Lives in Baranovichi