In the Spring

2015–2018, watercolour on paper, 58x79 cm (with frame 75x95x1 cm) /// The oeuvre of the aquarellist Zigmunds Šņore (1942) is characterised by atmospheric landscapes and waterscapes in which light, colour, and mood play a central role. The artist works predominantly within the landscape genre, creating aquarelles distinguished by refined colouration and nuanced tonal transitions that lend his works a sense of airiness and spatial depth. The work “In Spring” vividly reveals Šņore’s sensitive engagement with the landscape, highlighting subtle nuances of light and colour that shape a delicate, quiet, and restrained atmosphere. Within the composition, slender tree trunks and diffused forms emerge through a light, mist-like veil, evoking associations with the stillness and renewal of early spring. Muted yellows, greys, and earthy tones recall filtered light and the slow awakening of nature, while the restrained brushwork imparts lightness to the composition, capturing the fleeting mood of spring. /// The artist’s signature is located on the lower right side.