Composition based on the painting by Igor Grabar “February azure. Composition-narrative based on the painting by I. E. Grabar “February azure Grabar artist February azure

1. Intro: Winter in Rus'
2. "February Blue": description
3. My impressions of the painting
4. Conclusion: Why did I like it?

Essay-description of the picture (for grade 5)

Mini essay-description "February azure" Grabar

Many people don't like winter. Wind, cold, snow drifts make them sad and sick. However, there is something majestic and beautiful in this harsh time. It is not for nothing that Russian frosts have become a symbol of Russia and its amulet, because it was they who from century to century scared away our enemies. Unfortunately, every day we see only the inconvenience that winter brings us. But artists see it differently. A striking example is Grabar's landscape "February Blue".

Description of Grabar's painting "February Blue" can be put in a couple of lines. The artist painted several snow-covered birches against a blue sky. The trees are stuck in the snow. Behind them is a forest. Judging by the color, spruces and pines grow there. That's all that is shown there. But what feelings does it evoke in the viewer? Personally, I felt a sense of pride in the beauty of my native land. The artist conveyed the very time when the first rays of the sun appear, heralding spring. There are still snows, frosts are still driving away from the street, but the dazzling sun is already driving away melancholy and promises warmth. If you look at the sky, you can see the same blue color that is so popular in summer. The birches no longer lean to the side under the weight of the snow, they straighten up and reach for the light. Such a landscape brings a smile and hope for the imminent arrival of spring. At such moments, the beauty of our great homeland becomes more noticeable, and the artists feel it. Therefore, they draw, at first glance, simple plots, but they choose such a season and time of day that ordinary birch trees are transformed and become symbols of our nature. She is as honest, modest and open as this picture. These crooked trunks, dense forests and endless expanses are very dear to our hearts.

painting by Grabar "February azure"

I liked this picture because it is sunny and bright. The artist very faithfully conveyed all the colors of the February sky, which were also reflected in the snow. Therefore, although it depicts winter, it looks like spring. It radiates warmth, which is so lacking now on the street.

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1. Organizational moment.

2. Announcement of the topic of the lesson.

3. Biography of the artist.

Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar (1871-1960). Born in Budapest, in the family of a Russian public figure. In 1876 his parents moved to Russia. Igor's childhood was not easy. The boy was often separated from his parents, remaining in the care of strangers. From childhood, he dreamed of painting, trying to be closer to artistic circles, visited all exhibitions, studied the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery.

From 1882 to 1889, Grabar studied at the Moscow Lyceum, and from 1889 to 1895 at St. Petersburg University at once at two faculties - law and history and philology. Then he entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, studied in the workshop of Ilya Repin.

On holidays, he travels a lot around Europe: Berlin, Paris, Venice, Rome, Naples.

Returning to Russia, he was shocked by the beauty of Russian nature. His admiration for Russia after a long separation was expressed in the paintings: “White Winter”, “February Blue”, “March Snow” and many others.

4. Viewing the artist's paintings.

“September Snow”, “Rook's Nest”, “Sunrise”, “Winter Morning”, “Winter Evening”, “March Snow”, “March”, “February Blue”.

5. History of the painting.

“I was standing near a marvelous specimen of a birch, rare in the rhythmic structure of its branches. Glancing at her, I dropped my stick and bent down to pick it up. When I looked at the top of the birch from below, from the surface of the snow, I was stunned by the spectacle of fantastic beauty that opened before me: some kind of chimes and echoes of all the colors of the rainbow, united by the blue enamel of the sky. Nature seemed to be celebrating some unprecedented holiday of the azure sky, pearl birches, coral branches and sapphire shadows on lilac snow.

It is not surprising that the artist passionately wanted to convey "at least a tenth of this beauty."

6. What is the description?

Description is a type of speech with which you can present an object, characterizing it from different angles.

7. What is a landscape?

A landscape is an image of a painting.

8. Conversation with the class.

Why is the painting called "February Blue"?

What is the main palette of the painting?

Why are white and blue colors used by the artist?

9. Access to the dictionary.

A) light blue. Pale as a lily in the blue of cornflowers. (Batyushkov)

B) the color of the sky, the sea. Under it, a stream of lighter azure. (Lermontov)

B) sky blue Above me, in a clear azure, a single star shines. (Pushkin)

D) light blue paint. Prussian blue.

10. Conversation with the class.

What is in the foreground of the picture?

What is the birch a symbol of?

What do you feel when you look at Grabar's painting "February Blue"?

What emotions does the birch painted by the artist in the foreground evoke in you?

Consider the sky, are there any clouds on it?

How does the color of the sky change towards the horizon?

Consider snow. Does its color change in sun and shade?

What colors does the artist use? Why?

Pick up a dictionary of colors and shades for the picture.

11. Image subjects.

Sky: up on the horizon.

Snow: in the sun, in the shade.

Birch: trunk, branches.

12. Words are helpers.

Sky: azure, blue, blue, bottomless.

Snow: snow-white, pearl, azure.

Snow: sparkle, sparkle, sparkle, shine.

13. Synonyms - helpers.

The artist - depicted, painted, created a picture.

Painting - landscape, canvas, reproduction.

Birch is a Russian beauty, a symbol of Russian forests.

14. Expressions are helpers.

The artist's love for depicting the joyful state of nature.

Festival of light.

Admiration for the Russian beauty.

Pearl shimmers of white and blue.

Lace weave of branches.

Azure sky.

Premonition of spring.

15. An example of an essay-description.

Before me is a reproduction of the most beautiful painting by Grabar "February Blue". Everything in it is simple and incomparable. An amazing February day is depicted. Frosty and sunny. The weather was favorable. The sky is clear. It is azure and dazzling blue. It is light blue near the horizon, and blue above, and this blue goes to infinity. Snow sparkles, sparkles. It is lilac in the sun and blue in the shade.

In the foreground is a branched beauty birch. Its trunk is pearly white, and the branches and last year's foliage at the top are red-brown. Other birch trees are ordinary, they are less majestic. In the background, along the horizon line, you can see a bush stretching like a solid wall, also red-brown in color.

The artist conveyed the beauty of nature on his canvas. At the first meeting with the picture, the blue radiance coming from it strikes. Helped to convey the fantastic beauty of the blue color, the main color of the picture. In nature, everything is buried in azure light, which is why the painting is called “February Blue”.

This landscape evokes a joyful and festive mood. I would like to visit here and see everything with my own eyes.

16. Plan of composition.

• The author of the picture is I.E. Grabar.
• The time of year depicted in the picture.
• Author Image Items:
  • birch in the foreground (its structure, color of the trunk, branches)
  • trees in the background
• Image of the sky, snow near the trees.
• What mood does the painting evoke?

17. Homework.

Using the material of the lesson, write an essay-description based on the painting by I.E Grabar “February Blue”.

Repin's student, an outstanding artist and tireless cultural figure Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar created many masterpieces of painting during his long career. The main genres in which the artist worked are portrait and landscape. Almost all landscapes painted by Grabar sing of the beauty of the Russian region. One of his most famous works is the painting "February Blue", painted in 1904.

Author biography

Before studying at the Imperial Academy of Arts, I. E. Grabar successfully received a legal and philological education at the University of St. Petersburg. In 1894, Grabar began to study painting at a higher school at the Academy of Arts, where I. E. Repin himself was his direct mentor. Grabar continued to study painting until 1901. He spent several years abroad, in Munich and Paris.

During his long 90 years of life, Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar influenced the development of Russian painting and culture, not only creating many, but also being an active figure in various art associations, as well as the creator of restoration workshops, trustee and director of the Tretyakov Gallery.

famous works

The most widely known works of the artist are exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery, among them the painting "February Blue", as well as the canvases "March Snow", "Untidy Table" and "Chrysanthemums". All of the above works were written in the 1900s. - the period recognized as the most inspirational and productive in the artistic career of I. E. Grabar.

Many of the artist's early works are characterized by the realism inherent in the Academic School, but during his studies and later career, Grabar chose the most suitable artistic method for himself - divisionism. All the works of the artist were written in this style.

Divisionism in painting

Divisionism is an offshoot of the painting method called "pointillism", which is based on the manner of writing or drawing with dots. Points can be isolated from each other and non-isolated.

Divisionism became a distinct style thanks to a complex, almost mathematical approach to image creation. A special characteristic of the style is the almost 100% rejection of divisionism. Divisionism is based on the division of a complex color or shade into a series of “pure colors” and applying them to the canvas with strokes of the correct form (not necessarily dots). The strokes are applied with the exact expectation that as a result the viewer will see exactly the shade that was originally divided into the spectrum of its constituent colors.

The history of the creation of "February Blue"

Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar is one of those artists who are not afraid to go off the beaten path and strive to paint the familiar with new colors.

Even during his studies, Grabar showed interest in especially those that reveal to the viewer the simple charm of the Russian winter. Snow allows you to maximize the visual advantage of the divisionist technique.

Painting (Grabar) "February Blue" was inspired by the moment. Walking around the winter suburbs, Grabar looked at a beautiful, tall birch, with incredibly slender, almost symmetrical branches. The author raised his head and saw above him a cascade of colors and shades - the magic of nature, created by birch branches, sky blue and many incredible, some kind of not winter shades. This spectacle impressed the artist so much that his most famous painting was painted under the influence of a moment.

Painting "February Blue": description and analysis

Both the author of the picture himself and many critics see something fantastic, fabulous in a simple, unpretentious image. The birch, like a magical bird, spread its rich wings across the expanse of blue sky. Bright blotches of green, brown and create a feeling of approaching spring - it is not here yet, but as if it is about to come out from around the corner.

Why the painting is called "February Blue", and not otherwise, is explained by the technique of execution. In divisionism, artists try not to mix colors, and the necessary shades are created in the process of strategically calculated combination of strokes made with “pure” colors. In the "February Blue" sky blue, against which iridescent birch trees shine, is the same blue.

A distinctive feature of the artist I. E. Grabar was the ability to turn ordinary landscapes, things and images familiar to Russian people into magical paintings and fabulous canvases filled with color, air and deep quivering love for their native land. The painting (Grabar) "February Blue" is a vivid confirmation of this.

(1871-1960) - famous Soviet artist, painter, art historian, professor, teacher, restorer. During his creative career, he created many wonderful paintings, which today are considered a real asset of Russian art. One of the most famous paintings by I. Grabar is the work called "February Blue".

The landscape "February Blue" was painted in 1904. Canvas, oil. Dimensions: 141 x 83 cm. Located in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. The picture is written in the style of impressionism. The mood of the picture is joyful and bright. In this work, Igor Emmanuilovich tried to convey a sunny winter day in a birch grove. Thanks to his talent, the artist was able to convey not only the landscape itself, its realistic appearance and the slightest nuances, but also the very nature of a sunny winter day. When looking at the picture, one gets the feeling of something beautiful, joyful and bright, which leads away from everyday life and sings of the beauty of the Russian forest, the silence of a birch grove, a light frost, the crunch of snow underfoot, the rays of the sun, which even in winter warm and promise the imminent arrival of the long-awaited spring.

In the foreground, we can see a birch tree, which has spread its branches and permeates the entire space of the picture with its majestic beauty. Here I. Grabar chose the angle in which the viewer looks at the trees from the bottom up, which makes the birches, as well as the entire space of the picture, even more impressive in its size and scale. The unusual angle, as well as the bright colors of the work, made the picture not just a beautiful landscape, but a real masterpiece. Looking at this work, it immediately becomes clear that there is something elusive in its basis and details, which makes the nature of the Russian forest extraordinarily attractive and exciting to the heart, soul and imagination.

The painting "February Blue" also heralds the arrival of spring. There is a certain sadness in parting with winter. The sun starts to shine brighter. The frosts are receding. The trees have already dropped their snow caps and soon streams will run through the forest, and buds will begin to swell on the birches. The picture is filled with the quick awakening of nature after a long hibernation. From the mixed feelings of sad parting with winter and the joy of the arrival of spring, the picture becomes even more exciting and touching for the most alive in the heart.

The history of the painting "February Blue" began after the artist went to his friends' dacha in February 1904. During his walk around the neighborhood, when a sunny day was established, the artist accidentally dropped his stick. Bending down to pick it up, he turned his head and suddenly saw something that struck him to the core. From a different angle, ordinary nature sparkled with completely different colors, the close snow shone, the trees seemed more majestic, the sky seemed even more blue. Igor Grabar immediately ran home to make the first sketch. The next day he went to the same place, dug a trench in the snow to set up an easel, and set to work. Thus was born a masterpiece of Russian art, which today pleases and delights art lovers and visitors to the State Tretyakov Gallery.

Grabar Igor Emmanuilovich (1871-1960). "February Blue" 1904

The honorary title of Honored Art Worker was established in our country in 1928, and Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar was the first artist to receive it. Indeed, his services to Russian and Soviet art are very significant. A remarkable artist and an outstanding restorer, a tireless researcher and an active organizer of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Monuments, a museum worker - this is by no means a complete list of the activities in which I. Grabar's talent manifested itself. He himself said: "As I could not live without art, so I could not live a day without labor."

Self-portrait in a hat. 1921
Cardboard, oil. 65 x 51 cm
Private collection

I. Grabar served art as a painter and artist, as an art historian and critic. His path as a painter is very long, and there are few artists who can show their work, written over a period of more than sixty years. And I.E. Grabar at his anniversary exhibition in 1951 showed both the works of the end of the last century, and those on which the last strokes were laid just before the opening day.

He could never just contemplate the world around him and always sought to capture it in paint. For I. Grabar, the artist is characterized mainly by two pictorial genres - landscape and portrait. He discovered a new Russian landscape, and not every painter has been given the happiness of seeing the former in a new way, of showing the unusual in the ordinary.

Roofs covered in snow. 1889
oil on canvas, 25x33.5

I. Grabar began to try his hand in the field of landscape in the late 1880s, when he painted "The Roof with Snow". This canvas foreshadowed one of the main themes of I. Grabar's landscape painting - the theme of Russian winter and Russian snows.

This theme particularly strongly captured the artist in the first decade of our century, and subsequently reminded of itself more than once. According to I. Grabar himself, he always strove for "objective truth in painting"; set himself as an educational task "to convey nature to a complete illusion, to the point of impossibility to distinguish where the nature is, and where the canvas with the painting is."

The main early landscapes of I. Grabar were created in 1903-1908. The year 1904 turned out to be especially successful for the artist, when he painted such paintings as "Rook's Nests", "March Snow" and "February Blue". It was these landscapes that first of all stopped the attention of the audience at the exhibition of the "Union of Russian Artists" in 1904. The critics called I. Grabar's canvases "almost the best at the exhibition", because rarely anyone has such "like his, the transfer of nature." But he was then a young artist, just starting his career.

Success with the public and critics was especially important also because the "Union of Russian Artists" was at that time the leading exhibition association, which included in its ranks the most gifted artists.

"February Blue"
1904
Canvas, oil. 141 x 83 cm
State Tretyakov Gallery

And I. Grabar wrote his "February Blue" in the winter-spring of 1904, when he was visiting friends in the Moscow region. During one of his usual morning walks, he was struck by the holiday of awakening spring, and later, being already a venerable artist, he very vividly told the story of the creation of this canvas.
“I was standing near a marvelous specimen of a birch, rare in the rhythmic structure of the branches. Looking at it, I dropped my stick and bent down to pick it up. When I looked at the top of the birch from below, from the surface of the snow, I was stupefied by the spectacle of fantastic beauty that opened before me: some chimes and echoes of all the colors of the rainbow, united by the blue enamel of the sky. Nature seemed to be celebrating some unprecedented holiday of the azure sky, pearl birches, coral branches and sapphire shadows on lilac snow. It is not surprising that the artist passionately wanted to convey "at least a tenth of this beauty."

I. Grabar admitted more than once that of all the trees in central Russia, he loves birch most of all, and among birches - its "weeping" variety. And indeed, in the "February Blue" birch is the only basis of the artistic image. In the very appearance of this tree, in the ability to see its charm in the general structure of the Russian landscape, the joyful perception of the nature of the Russian region by the artist, which distinguished I. Grabar the landscape painter in all periods of his work, was affected.

This time, the artist quickly returned home for the canvas, and then in one session from nature sketched a sketch of the future painting. The next day, taking another canvas, he began to paint from the same place a study, which was everyone's favorite "February Blue".

I. Grabar worked on this picture in the open air, in a deep trench, which he specially dug in the snow. The artist painted "February Blue" "with an umbrella painted in blue, and the canvas was placed not only without the usual tilt forward, facing the ground, but turned it with its face to the blue of the sky, which is why reflections from the hot snow under the sun did not fall on it, and he remained in the cold shadow, forcing ... to triple the power of color to convey the fullness of the impression.

In the "February Blue" I. Grabar reached the limit of color saturation, he painted this landscape in pure color, applying strokes in a dense layer. It was precisely such tiny strokes that revealed the volumes of tree trunks, and patterns of branches, and snow bumps. The low point of view opened up the opportunity for the artist to convey all the gradations of blue - from light green at the bottom to ultramarine at the top.

I. Grabar was called (and he himself did not deny this) the last of the plein airists in Russia. But, having mastered the best achievements of impressionism, he found his artistic style in art - unique and original. The nature of Russia acquired a completely new look in his landscapes, sparkled with iridescent colors, filled with a sense of spaciousness and light. In this regard, I. Grabar continued and developed the beginnings that appeared in the work of I. Levitan, V. Serov, K. Korovin and other outstanding Russian landscape painters.

It has been repeated more than once that I. Grabar entered the history of Russian painting as a poet of the Russian winter (although he painted both spring and autumn). But the winters of I. Grabar, his birches, snow are conceivable only here, only in Russia. The artist has always considered this picture the most sincere and most pleasing work of his mature work.

"One Hundred Great Paintings" by N.A. Ionina, publishing house "Veche", 2002