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- Jan 24, 2016
Spring
Denisenko Olga- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 × 55 cm
- Year
- 2016
A young woman in a red and gold folk costume with a tall jeweled kokoshnik gazes aside as birds fly over a distant townscape.
- Style
- Realism
- Mood
- Serene
- Themes
- Portrait · Figurative · Birds · Architecture
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About this work
A young woman is shown at half length wearing an elaborate traditional Russian costume: a tall, beaded kokoshnik headdress trimmed with pearls and a pale veil, a red and grey blouse with full sleeves, and an embroidered gold sash and skirt. She turns her head to one side, touching her earring with one hand, while birds and a drifting feather cross the pale sky behind her. In the distance a riverside town with a church spire and houses lines the horizon.
The palette is soft and restrained, dominated by muted reds, ochres and pale blue-grey sky, with the costume's gold embroidery picked out in fine detail against smoother, evenly lit skin. Brushwork is precise and controlled, giving the headdress and fabric a crisp, decorative richness. The overall effect is calm and lyrical, evoking a quiet spring day.
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