Students of the 30s

Description

Author: Abylkasov, Mingish. 1943-2013
A genre-portrait composition depicting a group of figures united in a monumentally generalized frontal arrangement. At the center is a female figure, surrounded by children of different ages. The composition is characterized by flatness and a clear silhouette structure. The color palette is dominated by warm ochre-brown tones with subdued reds and lighter accents; the painterly manner is decorative.