The birch is Russia’s main tree and a rightful symbol of the Russian soul. And Russian artists’ hearts have always ached for them, be they bursting with greenery in summer or faded in winter.
Alexei Savrasov. The Rooks Have Come Back, 1871
Ivan Shishkin. Birch Grove, 1878
Arkhip Kuindzhi. Birch Grove, 1879
Isaac Levitan. Birch Grove, 1885-1889
Ilya Repin. Birch Trees. Sunny Day (year unknown)
Yefim Volkov. Golden Autumn (aka Landscape with River), 1893