Portrait of Z.M. Kovalevskaya, Honored Art Worker of the Uzbek SSR

Description

Author: Lizogub, Maria. 1909-1998
A knee-length portrait of an elderly woman turned three-quarters to the right. Seated with her gaze directed to the right, she has short, cropped grey hair; she wears a black cardigan over a green sweater with a white collar. In her right hand, she holds a long paintbrush. Behind the figure, in the depths of the studio, a male portrait hangs on the wall alongside a vessel holding brushes. Executed in oil in a realistic manner, the face and hands are densely worked, while the clothing and background are rendered broadly. The color scheme is restrained, with the background set in subdued brown hues. The paintbrush in her hand and the atmosphere of the studio reveal the model’s creative nature, depicting her as an artist.