Portrait of Zaulikhа

Description

Author: Nurmukhammedov, Nagimbek. 1924-1986
A three-quarter-length portrait of a young woman seated in an armchair in three-quarter view to the right depicts her against a grey wall, her gaze directed toward the viewer; she wears a yellow jumper, a blue skirt, and a pale scarf, with her hands folded in her lap. The background is rendered in a generalized manner, with broad planes of cool tones that set off the warm silhouette of the figure. The painterly style is free and impasto: volumes are modeled with broad strokes, while the treatment of the face and hands remains generalized. The palette is built on the contrast between rich yellow and deep blue against the neutral grey tones of the background.