Painting “At Lunch (At Breakfast)”, Z. E. Serebryakova – description
Description of the picture:
“At lunch (At breakfast)” – Zinaida Evgenievna Serebryakova. Canvas, oil. 88.5 x 100 seven cm
A wonderful artistic masterpiece was made by Z. E. Serebryakova! She put all the value of her own mastery into her own labor! The plot of the picture “At Lunch” (“At Breakfast”) is a domestic scene.
In one thousand nine hundred and forty years, an artistic work of art was included in the collection of paintings by the singer Lidia Ruslanova. Zinaida Serebryakova is able to realize the world of a child. From marriage to her cousin Boris Serebryakov, she had four wonderful babies: Eugene, Alexander, Ekaterina, Tatyana. The kids loved to pose for her. They were curious how their mother would draw them! Zinaida fabulously conjured with a brush and paints, turning a dream into reality! Portraits came to life on everyone’s eyes! There was so much kindness, warmth and sunlight in them! She amused the world around us with the happiness of her own creativity!
A happy, careless childhood is skillfully conveyed in the artwork! A group portrait of her children grants earthly divine love! Kids are particles of the universe. They are smart, wise, kind and gentle, and they can also teach a lot to adults, you just have to listen to the heart of the child, feeling his spiritual purity. Zinaida Evgenievna was a narrow connoisseur of child psychology; she is skilled at painting on canvas to convey the character of each kid. Here they are, beautiful children’s features: Zhenya’s dreaminess and pensive immediacy, Sasha’s sociability and talkativeness, Tanya’s restlessness and curiosity. Everything was mixed into a single channel of their inner, spiritual world!
On the frontal plane of the picture are Sasha and Tanya (Tata). The boy eats soup from a plate, turning to face his mother, busy with creative work. He wants to talk and express his thoughts, he has a lot of questions in his head. But he knows mom should not be disturbed. A small tata in a blue dress and a patterned snow-white apron, putting his hand on a plate, watches with surprise what is happening. She wants to get off the chair and come closer to the mother who draws them.
In the background of the picture is Zhenya sitting at the table. He holds a glass of water in his hands and is full of his own desires! The table is covered with a beautiful, white tablecloth. On it are cutlery, napkins, kitchen utensils. Grandmother (nanny) warmly pours soup on plates.
The picture conveys contrasting combinations of blue and snow-white, various colors of coffee. The measured tones of color coloring make a peaceful, quiet, homely atmosphere.
Portraits of kids in the artist’s work occupied a special place. In the early period, she adored portraying peasant babies. In them she was attracted by temper, appearance, manners, the formation of personality.
Artwork bestows kindness and love. She charges with suitable energy, carries optimism, gives not a bad mood. The picture will look great in the home interior of the living room and children’s room."