Стасик и Гайка

Before us - one of the best children's portraits created by V.Derjuginym. This work can be put in one number(line) with an ingenious series of children's portraits of Z.Serebrjakovoj. The same depth of penetration into mentality of the child, the serious attitude(relation) to the childhood, plastic обобщенность in figure, feeling of style in a composition, childly нарядная color painting. But as against works Серебряковой, the portrait created Дерюгиным, has the handwriting: it(he) is monumental and иконографичен. But in result the gloomy face, and the girl - эльф from any kind fairy tale or the humanized ladybird has turned out not. The portrait characteristic of model is comparable to the images created Рафаэлем or A.Ivanovym in which натуралистичность submits idealized plastic I build.
The child settles down in middle of a canvas and if to lead(carry out) a vertical line precisely on the centre she(it) will divide(share) портретируемую into two symmetric parts.
The painting based on red and greenish tones which combination creates sensation of a holiday is surprising. The dress of the girl is superb drawn. Fabrics scrupulously transferred(handed) an ornament and various details give to a portrait the raised(increased) decorative sounding.
Искуствовед Некрылова Л.П.

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