The picture produces a somewhat “etude” impression. One feels some incompleteness, incompleteness. Being an avid and enthusiastic angler, the author shows his hobby with love and understanding. Bright and fun color scheme gives the work some “cheap popular” sound. The atmosphere of undisturbed peace is created by the soft light of the morning sun, the dawn and cloudless sky. The heroes of the picture are still half asleep. Their bank is empty, catch in front. It is seen that most of all it gives pleasure to be near at this moment. Apparently before us the grandfather and grandson.
The difference in age is emphasized by the artist in color: pale, yellowish tones for the older angler and pale pink for the boy. Before us are not the inveterate fishermen, but amateurs. The picture is emotionally rich and its plot is not easy for the artist. Having survived the death of two of his children, he longs for them. Work created a few years before the death of the artist. It can be assumed that in his work the author expressed a longing for a quiet family life, for children’s laughter, for comfort. Therefore, it becomes clear that idealization, simplification and sad sound of the picture.
Explainable and detached and indifferent expression on the faces of the characters. Either they have not woken up yet, or they are completely bored with their occupation. However, they continue to fish with enviable patience. It becomes clear and incompleteness of work, vagueness and a certain blur of the picture, which is not typical for the master. Formally, the artist approached the creation of the landscape. It only denotes the river bank, bushes, shrouded in morning fog. On closer examination it can be seen that the figure of the senior angler is spelled out more precisely, the figure, especially the boy’s face, bears the marks of incompleteness.
The author was unbearably hard to work on the face of the child, the memories interfered with and broke the heart. On the other hand, in each stroke, in each line of the picture, the hand of an experienced master who is in love with his work is felt. The sunlight, the texture of water, glass, summer greens are well served. The long-range plan turned out really well, with a barely readable smoking factory pipe. As if embodied old age and youth on the banks of a vital river, they thought about the past and the future…
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