Forest Landscape

Flat lowland landscape, open and far perspective, in all probability painted from nature, realistic in style, no staffage. A dark green grass-covered field (meadow?) in the foreground, furrowed with grooves of dirty-grey patches of thawing snow. Pine grove wall visible in the background, a slight clearance near its edge; to the left, thick leafless shrubbery with two soaring birches. Landscape topped with sky with grey clouds, layered, thick and horizontal. Colours toned, olive-green with greyish whites – a suggestive rendering of the mood of coming spring.