Self-Portrait
“Self-Portrait” is a serious and focused depiction of the artist, executed in the tradition of the realist portrait school. The composition is built frontally: the figure is shown half-length, with emphasis on the face and hands. The artist’s expression conveys inner tension and contemplation. The round glasses intensify the impression of intellectual concentration, while the neutral background highlights the central figure. The color palette is restrained, dominated by dark and gray-brown tones
Nikolay Ovchinnikov
Born on November 29th, 1905 in the town of Karagaevo of Bryansk Province (Russia). He has come to the professional art from the amateur performance. A Great Patriotic War Veteran. Since 1940 he took part in art exhibitions. One of the organizers of the Brest regional branch of the Belarus-sian Artists' Union (1946). Worked in the easel painting in genres of a picture, landscape, still life, portrait. The works are in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus and the Museum of Defence of Brest fortress-hero. A BAU member since 1960. Died on October 30th, 1980