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Fine arts

Works of painting, graphics, sculpture and other fine arts

Khan Shatyr

Author: Akhmetzhanov, Kaliolla. 1949 In the foreground is the altybakan (traditional Kazakh swings) with children. In the background is a

Yellow Light

Author: Akhmetzhanov, Kaliolla. 1949 An abstract composition built from rectangular color fields filled with a fine dotted texture. The composition

After Bathing

Author: Akhmetzhanov, Kaliolla. 1949 Genre composition depicting a child figure wrapped in a fluffy blanket forming large plastic folds. The

Standard-Bearer

Author: Akhatbakiyev, Akhmetzhan. 1954 A stylized depiction of people and animals in the manner of ancient rock paintings. At the

Where the Sands of Naryn End

Author: Aralbayev, Zholaman. 1944 A panoramic landscape with a pronounced decorative simplification of forms. At the center is a silhouetted

Expectation

Author: Aralbayev, Zholaman. 1944 A panoramic scene of an evening aul (village). At the center is a house with a

Wedding in the Aul

Author: Aralbayev, Zholaman. 1944 A panoramic depiction of a toi—a wedding celebration in a village. At the center is a

International Year of Peace

Author: Amanzholov, Magauya. 1949–1995 A multi-figure thematic composition in rich red and blue tones. The figures are rendered in a

Hum

Author: Amanzholov, Magauya. 1949–1995 Genre-symbolic composition depicting a seated woman in a light head covering and dark cloak holding a

Portrait of a Friend

Author: Amanzholov, Magauya. 1949–1995 Half-length portrait of a man looking toward the viewer. The figure is depicted in outerwear, a

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