Beauty
1921
oil
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
1921
oil
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
The painting "Beauty" by Boris Kustodiev depicts a nude woman sitting on a couch. She is leaning against pillows, with her left arm resting on her knee and her right arm on the couch. The woman is wearing earrings and has her hair pulled back. Her left leg is bent, and her right leg is straight, with her right foot resting on a blue cushion. The couch is decorated with red and white pillows, and there are flowers on the floor and on a table behind the couch. The background of the painting is dark blue, with a floral pattern on the wall. The painting features the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in the subjects.
