Portrait of Art Student Zhanatai Shardenov

Description

Author: Bortnikov, Alexey. 1909-1980
A portrait composition depicting a young man in the interior of a studio, standing by an easel with brushes and a palette in his hands. His smiling gaze is directed at the viewer. The colouristic solution is based on a combination of dark, brown, and light tones. The painterly manner is free, with expressive modelling of form and attention to the psychological characterization of the image. In the upper left corner - signature and date.