Letter from Collective-Farm Livestock Breeders

Description

Author: Bortnikov, Alexey. 1909-1980
A genre multi-figure composition depicting a group of people around a low table against a mountainous landscape. In the foreground are men and women in traditional clothing seated on an ornamented felt carpet near a yurt. In the background are horsemen, grazing livestock, and a mountain range. The colouristic solution is based on a combination of warm ochre, brown, white, and blue tones. The painterly manner is realistic, with attention to everyday details, national character, and spatial depth. In the bottom left corner is a signature and date.