Illustrations to the magazine “Prostor”
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Description
Author: B. Zhaparov (b. 1936).
Date: 1968.
Region: Kazakhstan.
The sheet depicts stylized chess pieces: a rook, a queen, a bishop, and a pawn in the form of a mouse. All figures are directed toward the fallen king lying on the board. The composition symbolically conveys the drama of a chess match and its metaphorical confrontation.
Technique: ink.
Date of acquisition: 1992.
Category:
Fine arts
Material:
Paper
Theme:
Pictures and painting
Condition
No visible damage