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Dog head
Bolotov Igor- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 140 × 170 cm
- Year
- 2023
Hunched human figure caught beneath the bared teeth of a huge wolf-like head, set against a hazy orange sky and distant cityscape.
- Style
- Surrealism
- Mood
- Dramatic
- Themes
- Animal · Fantasy · Figurative
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- Payment
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- Shipping
Economy: ~1 month
EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
7-day return
Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
A gaunt figure in a dark patterned top bends forward with head lowered and arm hanging loose, seen in profile against a much larger, snarling canine or wolf head that opens its jaws with bared teeth just above and behind them. To the right, a jagged shape rendered in red and orange hangs in the air like torn fabric or flame, and a faint silhouette of buildings or hills sits low along the bottom edge.
The palette mixes burnt orange, rust and grey-brown with sharp accents of red around the animal's mouth and the torn shape. Paint is applied thickly and unevenly, with scratched or dragged marks giving the surface a raw texture, especially around the figure's face and arm. The combination of a looming predator and a shrinking human figure creates a tense, unsettling atmosphere.
