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- Oct 19, 2016
Fedor Ushakov
Simonova Olga- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 70 × 110 cm
- Year
- 2016
A naval officer in a dark uniform with medals and a red sash points to a map inscribed 'Sevastopol'.
- Style
- Academic
- Mood
- Contemplative
- Themes
- Portrait · Men · History
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About this work
A half-length portrait shows a balding officer in a dark blue naval coat with gold epaulettes, a red sash, and several star and cross decorations pinned to his chest. His hand rests on a scroll marked 'Sevastopol,' while small sailing ships appear in the lower corners against a pale, cloud-like backdrop with a blue ribbon overhead.
Painted in a flat, frontal manner typical of formal commemorative portraiture, the figure is rendered with crisp linear detail in the medals and braid against a softly modeled, billowing white ground. The restrained navy, red and gold palette and steady, direct gaze give the portrait a dignified, composed authority.
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