In this artwork, how is the Description discussed?
The painting depicts the Volga river on a sunny windy day. A blue sky with light clouds runs across the sky above the river, and white gulls fly low above the water. In the right foreground, there are self-propelled barges with large masts being driven by a tugboat, one of which has a large white sail fluttering. One of the barges has a Russian flag, while the other has a Persian flag. According to art critic Sofia Prorokova, the two flags represent the Volga River, which connects the East with Russia via the Caspian Sea. A white passenger steamship is approaching the barges. Streaks of steam are stretching from the tugboat and steamer's chimneys, indicating that the ships are exchanging horns. A boat with a lone rower is also visible in the foreground, and a city can be seen in the distance in the background.The painting employs bright, resonant colours and thick impasto. The group of barges contains a diverse range of browns in various shades, ranging from greenish-brown to bright red. Resonant colours are used in the depiction of the river's waters, with dark patches of shadows from the waves and mauve reflections, including reflections of barges and sails. Against the background of the water, a white steamer and a yellowish boat with a single rower wearing a pink shirt stand out. The beaches have green and sandy tones, and the clouds have pinkish-purple hues. According to the art historian Aleksei Fedorov-Davydov, Fresh Wind. Volga has "the same bright and definite brilliance, the same colour brilliance and subtle development with a clear designation of each colour as in Golden Autumn; the same colour construction based on warm and cold tonal combinations and contrasts."
Details of Fresh Wind. Volga
Caspian Sea steamship East Russian Sofia Prorokova masts barge Golden Autumn Aleksei Fedorov-Davydov tugboat Volga mauve Russia Persian impasto