«Necklace»
Series "On this side of the past".
Cardboard, oil, texture paste, 50 x 40 cm, 2024
700 Euros
I was inspired to create this portrait when I saw a photo of an incredibly beautiful woman. It is 1942, the war is still so long ahead, but the girl's eyes look as if she knows what will happen next. As if those eyes know that we will be on that path too... I added a little smile to her face. I want her to smile. She was young and beautiful. That's why I added a necklace. Let her have a gift from me in 80 years.
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The photo was taken near Borshchiv in the Ternopil region. Published by Mykola Bandrivsky: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=24458495790462083&id=100001850064547&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=wNkShNABD956cceX# Caption: “The Girl from the Dniester.” First published in the album “From the Well of Beauty: Samples of Ukrainian Art” (Krakow-Lviv, 1942).
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Photo: The artist’s necklace from the collection of Roksolana Shymchuk.
