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- 3,441
- Added
- Jun 20, 2016
The game
Sklyarenko Andrey- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 100 × 75 cm
- Year
- 2016
Two men are locked in a close, muscular embrace or grapple, their clasped hands balancing a small chessboard between them.
- Style
- Expressionism
- Mood
- Intense
- Themes
- Figurative · Genre Scene · Men · Sports
Purchase & delivery
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- Payment
PayPal, bank transfer, and Paysend are accepted.
- Shipping
Economy: ~1 month
EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
7-day return
Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
Two large-scale male figures fill the canvas, heads pressed close together in what reads as either a wrestling hold or a fierce embrace. One wears a red shirt, the other a green cap and bare torso; between their clasped hands rests a small chess set with pieces mid-game, wedged at the center of the composition.
Warm ochre and gold flesh tones stand against deep red and cobalt blue, with strong directional light modeling the bulky, muscular forms. Bold, simplified planes and heightened, non-naturalistic color give the scene an expressionist charge, fusing tension and camaraderie into a single locked gesture.
