Portrait of A. Almuhammedov, Borer at AHMBP and Delegate to the 18th Komsomol Congress

Description

Author: Nurmukhammedov, Nagimbek. 1924-1986
A knee-length portrait depicts a young man seated in three-quarter view, resting his right elbow on the back of a chair with right hand touching his chin and his left hand resting on his knee. The gaze is directed straight at the viewer. The sitter wears a dark suit, an orange shirt with a tie, and a medal pinned to the left side of his chest. Devoid of object details, the neutral ochre-gray background focuses attention on the face and hands. The palette is restrained, built on the combination of deep brownish-black tones of the clothing with warm ochre and reddish accents; the face and hands are modeled with dense, impasto brushwork. Executed in a vigorous and generalized manner, the realistic style touched with expressive qualities reveals the psychological depth of the subject. At the upper left - signature and date.