This painting by Fyodor Kuznetsov depicts an ice-fishing scene. In the foreground, the viewer sees a pleased man who succeeded in catching a small fish. Further behind him are two more fishermen waiting for fish to bite. In the background, we can see a village. The sky appears high and deep due to the wise choice of colour. The sun has not yet come out but the pinkish clouds herald that it will appeare soon.
The painter conveys how enthusiastic the village men are about fishing. There is no doubt that they are familiar with ice fishing. The men are properly dressed for the frost — they are wearing warm wadded battle-grey pants with felt snow boots and galoshes that are most probably put over thick socks. The outfit is completed by heavy short sheepskin coats with upturned collars and classic ear-flapped hats.
Judging by the surrounding landscape, it is cold outside but the fishermen do not seem uncomfortable. They are holding shortened ice fishing rods in their hands while all other fishing gear is kept in the boxes they are sitting on. All the fishermen are so absorbed with the process that they pay no attention to each other. The man in the foreground looks very happy despite his rather modest catch. Maybe, he is going to give small fishes to his cat. The fishermen in the background are completely carried away with ice fishing: they are fully focused and see nothing around them hoping that the fish will soon rise.
The village in the background looks very beautiful. Small neat houses of a similar design are scattered around the hills on the river bank. Their roofs are covered with snow. Some of the houses have nice small extensions and fenced up allotments near them. There are only single standing trees growing in the village, yet far beyond it, we see a whole thicket.
Fyodor Kuznetsov, the artist who created this painting, was born on 6 March 1928 in the village of Komarevo of the Tula Region. He was a miner and a self-taught painter. His artworks were presented at city, regional and all-Russian exhibitions. In 1965, Fyodor Kuznetsov graduated from the Correspondence Institute of Culture.
For his portrait of a war veteran, the artist was awarded the medal of the All-Union Amateur Art Festival. The collection of the Uzlovsky Museum of Fine Arts and Local History includes several works by Fyodor Kuznetsov that the artist personally donated to the museum.
The painter conveys how enthusiastic the village men are about fishing. There is no doubt that they are familiar with ice fishing. The men are properly dressed for the frost — they are wearing warm wadded battle-grey pants with felt snow boots and galoshes that are most probably put over thick socks. The outfit is completed by heavy short sheepskin coats with upturned collars and classic ear-flapped hats.
Judging by the surrounding landscape, it is cold outside but the fishermen do not seem uncomfortable. They are holding shortened ice fishing rods in their hands while all other fishing gear is kept in the boxes they are sitting on. All the fishermen are so absorbed with the process that they pay no attention to each other. The man in the foreground looks very happy despite his rather modest catch. Maybe, he is going to give small fishes to his cat. The fishermen in the background are completely carried away with ice fishing: they are fully focused and see nothing around them hoping that the fish will soon rise.
The village in the background looks very beautiful. Small neat houses of a similar design are scattered around the hills on the river bank. Their roofs are covered with snow. Some of the houses have nice small extensions and fenced up allotments near them. There are only single standing trees growing in the village, yet far beyond it, we see a whole thicket.
Fyodor Kuznetsov, the artist who created this painting, was born on 6 March 1928 in the village of Komarevo of the Tula Region. He was a miner and a self-taught painter. His artworks were presented at city, regional and all-Russian exhibitions. In 1965, Fyodor Kuznetsov graduated from the Correspondence Institute of Culture.
For his portrait of a war veteran, the artist was awarded the medal of the All-Union Amateur Art Festival. The collection of the Uzlovsky Museum of Fine Arts and Local History includes several works by Fyodor Kuznetsov that the artist personally donated to the museum.
