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Kurbanov Arsen- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76 × 122 cm
- Year
- 2016
A barefoot boy in a white shirt and red shorts presses his cheek to the head of a grey donkey in a sunlit dry field.
- Style
- Realism
- Mood
- Calm
- Themes
- Animal · Children · Village
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About this work
A boy stands facing a young grey donkey, eyes closed, resting his head against its face while his arms embrace its neck. The donkey's long ears point upward, its coat rendered in cool grey tones with visible short fur texture. Behind them stretches a bare, ochre-toned hillside under a pale sky, with a small white house visible on the ridge.
The palette is dominated by warm browns and golds in the ground against the cool grey of the donkey and the crisp white of the boy's shirt. Light falls evenly, modeling the forms with smooth, careful academic brushwork and firm outlines. The mood is tender and quiet, a still moment of affection between child and animal.
