Thursday, May 25, 2006

The girl with the peahen

Petro Kholodny uses a Christmas carol about a girl and a peahen as subject for his picture. A green glade, a Ukrainian girl and an exotic peacock are united by the rhythm of tender lines and forms. It is delicately accented by soft exhausted decolorized colors, creates a song-like fancy mood.

(Petro Kholodny "Fairytale about a girl and a peahen" 1916)

The exhibition KIEV with 50 works from the National Art Museum of Ukraine openeded today, still on display thru 9 July 2006 in Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk.

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