Peasant woman (1882)
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
1892
unspecified
From the collection of National Art Museum of Ukraine
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
1892
unspecified
From the collection of National Art Museum of Ukraine
This painting shows a woman standing in a field. She is wearing a dark dress with a red scarf around her neck and a headscarf. Her arms are bent at the elbows, and her hands are near her shoulders. The woman's face is turned to the side, and she appears to be looking at something in the distance. The background of the painting is a green field with a blue sky above. The artist's use of color and composition creates a sense of depth and atmosphere in the painting. To learn more about the artist's techniques, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
