Balkhash. Copper Smeltery

Description

Author: Dyachkin, Andrey. 1930
An industrial landscape - the silhouette of a factory with chimneys and industrial buildings, with a band of water in the foreground. The composition is vertical and dense: the dark mass of the buildings is cut through by winding lines of smoke, reflected in the water below. The colouring is dusky and cool - dominated by deep blue-black and violet tones. The painterly manner is expressive and fragmented - short, restless strokes convey the vibration of the air and the veil of smoke.