Spring
1993
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1993
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Spring is a 1993 by Boris Zabirokhin, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
These two prints are titled *Spring*. They’re by Boris Zabirokhin, made around 1993. They’re prints, so not paintings—just to keep that straight. The Victoria and Albert Museum says they’re part of a set of four about the seasons. They mix nature scenes with religious images. The prints hint at hard lives, but also carry a gentle, nostalgic feel. If you like this, look up Victoria and Albert Museum.
The first print depicts a peasant guiding a horse-drawn plough diagonally across the composition, with additional figures engaged in tasks such as handling cut saplings and fishing, while two women tend to plants in the foreground; the scene includes elements like a church, a bear, and a beekeeper. The second print similarly portrays rural labor and daily life, blending religious iconography and natural imagery within a narrative framework influenced by Zabirokhin's experiences in northern Russian villages.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Russian printmaker Boris Zabirokhin captured seasons in stark, graphic style—his Winter (ca.
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