Bialynitsky-Birulya Vitold continued and developed the traditions of the Russian lyrical landscape.

Byalinitsky-Birulya was born in the village of Krynki, Mogilev Province. He studied at the Kiev drawing school under N. Murashko, then at the Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture under S.A. Korovin, V.D. Polenov, I.M. Pryanishnikov. I.I. Levitan had a great influence on the development of the artist’s talent.

Since 1898 V.K. Byalinitsky-Birulya constantly participated in traveling exhibitions. He became an Academician of painting in 1908.

In landscape, the artist especially appreciated the ability to preserve the immediacy in the perception of nature. His paintings are characterized by extreme modesty and sincerity of feelings, like the painting Sadness of Autumn Days, full of intimacy and lyricism.