Sunset

Description

Author: Yesdauletov, Askar. 1962
A genre composition portraying a Kazakh family against a steppe landscape. At the center, a man holding a dombra is depicted alongside a woman wearing a tall traditional headdress and a child. A Tazy, a traditional Kazakh Greyhound, rests at the man’s feet. The background features a flock of sheep, green hills, and mountains. The painterly style is characterized by a dense, impasto texture and a rich color scheme. The forms of both figures and landscape are simplified and stylized, with elements of decorative convention. Reflecting an ethnographic theme, the artwork illustrates the traditional lifestyle and culture of the Kazakh people. At the lower right – signature.