Autumn Zinaida Serebryakova (1884-1967)
Zinaida Serebryakova – Autumn
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The most beautiful time on earth is autumn. The most fruitful, but also the most depressing and sad. It’s all from the fact that it’s constantly raining from the sky, and there’s mud on the ground, the most, that impenetrable mud and huge puddles in which the rainy sky is reflected. But everything is beautiful in nature. There are days in fall when it’s still warm and everything around is covered with gold - yellow leaves, yellow sunflowers, grass is yellowed, fields also covered with yellow - this is autumn harvest of wheat, which must be harvested till the first frost.
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Description of Zinaida Serebryakova’s Autumn
The most beautiful time on earth is autumn. The most fruitful, but also the most depressing and sad. It’s all from the fact that it’s constantly raining from the sky, and there’s mud on the ground, the most, that impenetrable mud and huge puddles in which the rainy sky is reflected. But everything is beautiful in nature.
There are days in fall when it’s still warm and everything around is covered with gold - yellow leaves, yellow sunflowers, grass is yellowed, fields also covered with yellow - this is autumn harvest of wheat, which must be harvested till the first frost. And if you add yellow roofs of the huts, it’s like being in a golden land.
Serebryakova’s canvas has it all-all yellow, all autumnal, all beautiful. Autumn in Ukraine is really the most beautiful weather. It is warm, but cloudy, and if it rains, it won’t last long. This is all preparation for winter. But for those who live in villages and rural areas autumn is the shortest time to prepare for winter.
To collect harvest, to make hay, to prepare for the next spring plantings, to look after cattle and to prepare for them more hay so to sit in the winter time by warm oven and to remember the summer or just wait for the spring. Just the artist has exactly the mood of the picture - sad and lyrical. And of course you can see the indestructible love for the native land, native places and where we once spent our childhood. And how not to believe such words, that the homeland is a great home for each person. And no matter where a person is, he always wants to be in his homeland, to talk with his ancestors, to bow to their ancestors in the cemetery and help the living with the household.
And also autumn is a time of creativity. After all, it was in the fall that Pushkin composed his most brilliant poems, and it was in the fall that Gogol wrote his "Evenings..."
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The artist employed a limited palette, primarily utilizing yellows, oranges, and browns to convey the warmth and richness associated with autumn. These hues are layered and blended, creating a sense of atmospheric perspective and suggesting the hazy quality of light characteristic of the season. The sky is rendered in muted grays and blues, punctuated by patches of white that suggest cloud formations.
The sunflowers themselves are not depicted with botanical precision; instead, they appear as simplified forms, their heavy heads drooping slightly under the weight of their seeds. This lends them a melancholic quality, hinting at the cycle of growth and decay inherent in nature. The village buildings, rendered in similar muted tones, seem to blend into the landscape, suggesting a harmonious relationship between human habitation and the natural environment.
The dark borders surrounding the image create a framing effect that isolates the scene, intensifying its emotional impact. This isolation contributes to a feeling of quiet contemplation, inviting the viewer to immerse themselves in the tranquility of the rural setting.
Subtly, theres an underlying sense of transience. The drooping sunflowers and the muted colors evoke a mood of gentle decline, suggesting that this moment is fleeting. The painting doesn’t celebrate abundance but rather acknowledges the beauty found within the process of letting go – a characteristic theme associated with autumn.