Spring flood, sketch

This old painting by a famous Russian (Soviet) artist Mark Kremer is done in oil on cardboard. It was created in 20015 on plain air as a sketch. Along the river on a low hill stretched the Russian village. The houses are flooded with a bright spring sun. The snow melts down the slopes of the hill. Spring flood. On the islets among the river there are tall birches. Last years yellow grass breaks through the snow. Far behind the village, under thick clouds, is a dark, dense forest.