Nikolay Sazonov painted ‘The Dvina Banks’ in the 1990s; the exact date is unknown. The artist depicted a view of the Northern Dvina from the bank. He painted low trees and bushes in the foreground and a flood-meadow behind them: during the flood, the river burst its banks and the water spilled onto the floodplain. The water carried particles of silt and mineral salts to the ground, which served as fertilizer. That is why the soil in flood meadows is especially fertile.
On the other bank of the river, there is a dense forest typical of the Russian North. The trees are relatively low, they grow close to each other, and their branches are often intertwined. Most of the northern forests are coniferous.
The Northern Dvina is one of the largest rivers in the European part of Russia. It mostly flows through the territory of the Arkhangelsk and Vologda regions.
The artist Nikolay Sazonov was born in 1922 in the village of Oseredok in the Arkhangelsk oblast. He finished seven classes of a peasant school, and then entered the Shenkur vocational school, where he became a cabinetmaker. At the same time, the future artist became interested in painting. The teachers helped to send his drawings to the competition in Moscow, and then recommended him to enter the Irkutsk art school. During his student years, Nikolay Sazonov helped professional artists to restore ancient paintings. His paintings were often exhibited in the regions, but his first solo exhibition was held only in 1993.
Nikolay Sazonov was interested not only in painting, but also in the nature of the Arkhangelsk oblast. For many years, he led a section of young hunters and fishermen, which he had founded. Together with his students Sazonov built a forest training base ‘Lapazhinka’, where he taught zoology, botany and trail orienteering.
On the other bank of the river, there is a dense forest typical of the Russian North. The trees are relatively low, they grow close to each other, and their branches are often intertwined. Most of the northern forests are coniferous.
The Northern Dvina is one of the largest rivers in the European part of Russia. It mostly flows through the territory of the Arkhangelsk and Vologda regions.
The artist Nikolay Sazonov was born in 1922 in the village of Oseredok in the Arkhangelsk oblast. He finished seven classes of a peasant school, and then entered the Shenkur vocational school, where he became a cabinetmaker. At the same time, the future artist became interested in painting. The teachers helped to send his drawings to the competition in Moscow, and then recommended him to enter the Irkutsk art school. During his student years, Nikolay Sazonov helped professional artists to restore ancient paintings. His paintings were often exhibited in the regions, but his first solo exhibition was held only in 1993.
Nikolay Sazonov was interested not only in painting, but also in the nature of the Arkhangelsk oblast. For many years, he led a section of young hunters and fishermen, which he had founded. Together with his students Sazonov built a forest training base ‘Lapazhinka’, where he taught zoology, botany and trail orienteering.
