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Oil painting

Painting with oil-based paints

Adyraspan

Author: Azhibekov, Kazakbay. 1966 A multi-figure composition associated with a traditional purification ritual. At the center is a group of […]

During Intermission

Author: Avdeyev, Vladimir. 1936–1994 A genre scene with a ballerina in an interior. At the center is a seated girl

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

Holiday

Author: Aralbayev, Zholaman. 1944 Genre interior composition depicting a traditional living space. The central area is occupied by a room

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

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