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Graduates of A. Vaganova ballet academy in Hermitage theatre. Ballet Esmeralda. Bagautdinova E., Shangelia O.
Bratanyuk Vasily- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 50 × 63 cm
- Year
- 2019
Two ballerinas in white tutus rest on a backstage bench, one bending forward to tie her pointe shoe ribbon.
- Style
- Realism
- Mood
- Calm
- Themes
- Women · Figurative · Genre Scene · Interior
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About this work
Two dancers in pale tutus sit close together on a low bench in a dim corridor lit by an open doorway. The nearer figure bends forward, reaching down to fasten the ribbon of her pointe shoe, while the other sits upright just behind her, partly lost in shadow.
Deep browns and warm ochres dominate the shadowed setting, with the dancers' pale costumes and skin catching the strongest light. Loose, fluid brushwork dissolves the background into soft abstraction, keeping focus on the bent figure and lending the scene a quiet, unposed intimacy.
