In the Attic

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Original painting artwork details
  • Year created: 1998
  • Medium: oil on cardboard
  • Dimensions (cm): 96x96
Artwork description

This painting, In the Attic, captures a moment steeped in mystery and quiet intensity. At its center sits a young girl, her pale face framed by a white scarf that contrasts against the dim, shadowed surroundings. Her piercing gaze, directed outward, creates a sense of direct connection with the viewer, as though she carries an unspoken story.

The attic itself is rendered in deep, earthy tones, filled with ropes, wooden beams, and indistinct objects cloaked in darkness. Light from an unseen source falls softly on the girl, casting long shadows that heighten the atmosphere of solitude and secrecy. The rustic setting suggests both hardship and resilience, a space of silence where childhood is marked by stillness rather than play.

Through its stark contrasts of light and shadow, the painting conveys both vulnerability and strength. The girl’s small figure, poised in the gloom, becomes a symbol of endurance, embodying the silent strength of youth shaped by austere surroundings.

In the collection of State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Ye. Yevtushenko Museum-Gallery

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