Boris Kustodiev (Russian) 1878-1927
Maslenitsa, 1919
oil on canvas, could not find size.
Isaac Brodsky Museum, St. Petersburg
This is named after a large carnival in Russia, that takes place before the Russians fast. That is probably what he was trying to show in this painting. This is an example of surrealism, showing an event that really occurs and what it would look like. The painter used lote of white, which would tell that it is probably cold and snowy.
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