Portrait

Description

A portrait work by artist M. Vashchenko depicting the prominent Kazakh poet Sara Tastanbekkyzy. The portrait is painted in oil on a rectangular cardboard support. The composition presents the poet from the chest up. Sara Tastanbekkyzy is depicted looking directly at the viewer with a calm and composed expression. Her long black hair is braided into a single braid.
The poet is depicted wearing traditional Kazakh national clothing. She wears a traditional garment in blue-violet tones, with its front and edges decorated with yellow ornamental bands. On her head is a traditional Kazakh women’s headdress - a red-brown borik. She is wearing decorative earrings. The clothing and jewelry emphasize the poet’s national identity. The portrait is mounted in a wooden frame.