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- Jun 18, 2016
Mother and child
Ovcharenko Ilya- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 140 × 120 cm
- Year
- 2016
A mother nurses her infant in a dim room, lit by an oil lamp on a side table beside a red cloth.
- Style
- Realism
- Mood
- Serene
- Themes
- Women · Children · Interior · Genre Scene
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- Shipping
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EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
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About this work
A seated woman in a loosely draped blouse and headscarf holds a small child against her chest as it nurses, her hand supporting the infant's head. The child lies wrapped in a white cloth across her lap, one bare foot visible. To the left, a table holds a lit oil lamp and a ceramic jug, with a red cloth draped above the window behind.
Deep brown and black shadow fills most of the canvas, with the lamp's warm glow the sole light source, picking out the woman's face, chest and the child's fair hair in soft golden highlights. Thick, blended brushwork and strong chiaroscuro build a hushed, tender intimacy, the surrounding darkness isolating the pair in a quiet, private moment.
