Leningrad street in Gurzuf

A narrow cobbled street descends through a Crimean mountain village, two women stand talking in the left foreground, one holding a basket of fruit, while further down the road a woman leads a child past a man guiding a heavily laden pack donkey. Two-story wooden houses with carved balconies and shuttered windows line the street, and forested mountains rise behind the rooftops under a clear blue sky.

Warm ochre and grey-brown tones of the buildings play against the cool blue of sky and distant slopes, strong midday sun casting sharp shadows across the cobbles. Thick, loose impasto strokes build the foliage and stonework with quick, confident touches, giving the scene an animated, sun-filled bustle typical of a plein-air village view.