Fedot Sychkov painted ‘Girlfriends’ in 1909. He portrayed two cheerful peasant girls in traditional costumes. He managed to capture them without excessive sentimentality: robust children with rosy cheeks are looking at us directly and openly. The author used intensive color combinations to make the figures stand out. The black and brown outer clothes contrast with white snow, while red and yellow shades in the costumes make the girls’ figures bright.
Fedot Sychkov turned to children’s portraits in the 1900’s. Children in his paintings look cheerful and inquisitive, mischievous or ingenuous. The artist tried to capture in each character the unique features of a forming character. In addition to portraits of single people, Sychkov created group portraits: his characters slide down hills, make snowmen, climb fences.Fedot Sychkov turned to children’s portraits in the 1900’s. Children in his paintings look cheerful and inquisitive, mischievous or ingenuous. The artist tried to capture in each character the unique features of a forming character. In addition to portraits of single people, Sychkov created group portraits: his characters slide down hills, make snowmen, climb fences.
