Pavel Bryullovs genre painting Working Afternoon from 1890 represents a little field in western Ukraine at the time of the harvest season. The picture is like an open book, revealing the destinies of the heroes, revealing their past and predicting the future. This is a canvas, majestic in its size, grandiose, like life itself. A picturesque group of reapers rest in the shade of a haystack during half a working day. The entire spectrum of peasant life, womens destinies and shares, are open to the viewer. The picture covers the whole cycle of life: from girls already helping in the field to old women who have spent their whole lives in this field. It shows childhood, adolescence, youth, the birth of children, meeting old age and caring for grandchildren. Contrasting and multidirectional figures in the foreground symbolize the eternal ring of life. We see a boy, bleached by the sun, playing, and next to him is a tired old woman in a plaid skirt who is sleeping. Behind them, the girl reaches for her sisters jug. Nearby, a mother feeds her baby. Another young woman stretched out in her sleep, maintaining her strength. On the right, at the edge of the canvas, a young peasant woman braids her hair and directs her gaze to the girl in the center, who is the agent of the viewer, impressionistic contemplation and pleasure. Their gazes intersect on a compositional diagonal, which, alternating red and blue spots on the skirts, leads to the threshing scene. Where the girls, under the leadership of the headman, probably whose comma zipun was thrown on the front haystack, had already begun threshing. The circle of time closes, personifying the eternal and unchanging cyclical nature of life, in which the artist glorifies and romanticizes the atmosphere and people for whom harvesting is a true holiday and the meaning of life. Where, under the protection of God, whose churches can be seen in the depths of the picture, the villagers collect bread. Canvas, oil. 89 x 144 cm.

Magnificent silver cloisonne-enamel Kovsh, buy 8th Artel. Commemorative trophy of hunters. It is an imposing boat with a collective image of marsh game, which was considered the measure of hunting success. Decorated with a painted, floral pattern on the body and a blue enamel accent on the bird`s head. Hallmarks: 8th Moscow artel, and Moscow hallmarks of 84 samples of silver of 1899-1908. Assay master Ivan Lebedkin. Length: 46.5 cm. Weight: 2045 gr. Attached is the expertise of the leading specialist in Russian silver, Valentin Skurlov.

I.E. Repin. One of the early sketches of 1878 for the painting Cossacks write a letter to the Turkish Sultan. Depicts one of the main characters in the work of Taras Bulba, written from the journalist Vladimir Gilyarovsky. The heavy three-dimensional figure is boldly outlined by the drawing. Volumetric in color, the head is given almost in profile. The look of kind and intelligent eyes is directed to the bottom. The character is dressed in a long mustache characteristic of the Zaporozhians, an earring and a forelock. The first drawings and sketches for the painting date back to 1878. Later, a white recognizable hat was added to the character. Oil, canvas dubbed. Canvas dimensions: 70x50.5 cm.

This majestic and romantic work by Russian artist Yuli Yulievich Klever takes the viewer into the mysterious world of a winter sunset, saturated with a poetic atmosphere. The painting created by the author enchants with its expressiveness and richness, conveying the magic of a pre-sunset snowy evening.The central element of the composition is the golden-orange glow of the setting sun, which envelops the winter landscape and fills it with magic. Magnificent golden distances and fiery reflections of the sunset contrast with the silhouette of a lonely hut and the delicate lace of purple snow. Light, symbolizing life and hope, breaks through the clouds, penetrates the winter forest and is reflected on the surface of a thawed stream. Orange-golden rays gently envelop the forest space, warming the silent distance and snowy branches of the fir trees. The warm glow of the sunset illuminates the tree trunks, creating piercing reflections on the water and giving the whole scene a picturesque trepidation. Every detail of the landscape, from the gray snow to the majestic fir trees, is depicted with a deep sense of love and attention to nature, forming a unique poetic image. The gloomy forest is filled with light, giving the viewer a feeling of hope and confidence in the future, emphasizing the philosophical thought of the fleetingness of time and the inevitability of change. Oil on canvas measuring 122.5 x 96.5 cm is enclosed in a wide gilded frame, emphasizing its magnificence. In the lower right corner, the author`s signature of Y. Klever and the date 1912 are visible, testifying to the high skill and talent of the artist.

Konstantin Korovin. Gurzuf. Bouquet of roses by the sea. One of the magical and bewitching works from the Crimean paradise, chosen by the artist, where the master visits from 1910 to 1917. Angle cuts into the composition: a table under the tablecloth, apples and a triumphant bouquet of roses. Here, in the open sun, where the haze of the tablecloth and the heat of the pebbles, almost completely vibrating, merge, the bouquet sounds like a hymn to half a day of life and trembling happiness. At the table, the verdant coolness of the terrace and the burning heat of the sun-bleached, pebble beach converge in cross lines. Even further away, the artist embraces with a sliding glance, from a low horizon, the familiar panorama of Gurzuf. Follows the arc of the sea, the houses of the town, behind the rocky cape, covering the diagonal of the perspective. Under the artists brush, a fluttering breath of air fills the reflexes and halftones of the tablecloth. The edges of the plate and shadows, the shiny buds acquire a symphonic, all-conquering radiance. This clever admiration for the world continues with the most complex lilac veil on the distant rocks. The lasting fullness of happiness becomes the main character of the work. It combines the concreteness of a still life with the atmosphere of a hot day, including the bustling presence of people by the sea and on the terrace. Thus the artist accepts happiness in all the complexity of being. With a deeply Orthodox thought that happiness cannot be isolated at the expense of others. This is the rarest gift of a thinker who has approached an obvious but insoluble topic, accessible only to people of a pure heart and a great moral mind. Authors signature and date in the lower right corner of the picture. Const. Korovin. 1917. Oil on canvas. 54x73 cm.

Franz Roubaud`s painting Peasant Troikas in Winter is a striking example of the artist`s mastery in conveying the grandeur and beauty of the Russian winter landscape. In the center of the composition, which personifies traditional Russian life, is a troika of horses harnessed to a sleigh, making their way along a snowy impassable road. The main characters of the canvas are horses, embodying the strength and grace of Russian nature. The central role in the team is occupied by the root horse - a powerful and large horse, walking at a confident trot. On the sides, white jury horses gallop, their rapid forward gaze gives the scene dynamics and energy. The artist pays special attention to the details of the harness, including the decoration of the gilded arc, which emphasizes the status and beauty of the Russian horse. The decorative elements of the harness, such as the ornamental painting and the bells, add a sonic dimension to the painting, enlivening the scene and enhancing the sense of tradition and cultural richness. The atmosphere of the Russian winter is conveyed with amazing precision and attention to detail, creating a harmonious ensemble with the solemn ceremonial frame, which emphasizes the significance of the subject. Signed in the lower left corner F. Roubaud. On the back is the stamp of the art shop Hans Kellner, Munich. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 59.5 x 83.5 cm. Hans Kellner art supplies dealer, brother of the author`s wife, who supplied stretchers for Franz Roubaud. Expert opinion Ms. Olga Sugrobova-Roth.