Belynitsky-Birulya Witold Kaetanovich
(1872 - 1957)

In his work VK Byalynitsky-Birulya continued and developed the traditions of Russian lyrical landscape of the XIX century. Its harmonious, exquisite in color pictures, landscapes are lyrical meditations on eternity's nature. In the calm, balanced compositions of the master opens a wide expanse of fields and forests with majestic vistas outlined the horizon.

 Art education is a talented young man got in the Kyiv School of Drawing at N.I.Murashko, then MUZHVZ (1889-97) in S.A.Korovina , VDPolenov , I.M.Pryanishnikova .

 Back in 1892 his painting "The surrounding area of ​​Pyatigorsk" acquired for the gallery P.M.Tretyakov that happened very rarely with young authors.

 In 1904 Byalynitsky-Birulya becomes a member of the Association of Traveling Art. In 1908, for the painting "The days of early spring" is the title of academician of painting. In 1909 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the International Art Exhibition in Munich for his film "The hour of silence." His most famous painting of this period, "Spring" (1912) shows a close relationship with the poetics of landscape art Levitan . On this picture, Ilya Repin wrote to its author: "I'm so used to freshen up before your soul alive trends truth, simplicity and freedom."

After 1917 Byalynitsky-Birulya like V.N.Baksheevu , KFYuon , Grabar , was one of the main guardians of the traditions of Russian realistic landscape. A large part of his work took pictures of memorable places connected with the life and work of Russian cultural figures: in 1928, it was performed a series of landscapes Yasnaya Polyana - Estate of Leo Tolstoy, in 1937 - the views of Pushkin Gore in 1942 . - landscapes depicting the estate of Tchaikovsky in Klin.

 In 1944 Byalynitsky-Birulya created a series of paintings depicting the monuments of ancient architecture in the area of ​​Arkhangelsk. In the summer of 1947 the artist painted landscapes of Belarus, the nature of which he had known since childhood. They embodied the wisdom of the artist, which was found in many years of creative work. Paintings Byalynitsky-Biruli inherent nobility, spirituality and poetic clarity.