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- Nov 13, 2015
Yuri Norstein (second variant)
Shumkin Anatoly- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 55 × 43 cm
- Year
- 2015
Bust portrait of an elderly bearded man with wild grey hair, mouth open, head tilted upward as if calling out.
- Style
- Expressionism
- Mood
- Intense
- Themes
- Portrait · Men · Figurative
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- Payment
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- 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
An elderly man with a full white beard and tousled grey hair is shown from the chest up, head thrown back and mouth open as though shouting or singing. His weathered face catches strong light from one side, deep creases around the eyes, while a plain collared shirt covers his shoulders against a dark, undefined backdrop.
Thick, gestural strokes of ochre, white, and grey build the face in slashing highlights, leaving the background in loose, smoky charcoal tones. Paint is applied wet and rough, almost sculptural around the beard and hair, giving the portrait an urgent, unfinished energy. The expression reads as raw and impassioned rather than composed.
