A dog and a hare / Sobaka ta zalets

A flat, snow-covered area with small bare trees, with withered grass peeking out from under the snow. In the foreground in the center is a profile image on the right of a brown-red hound with white fur on its muzzle. A black collar with white inserts on a yellow metal clasp is worn around its neck. In front of the dog on the right side, with its hind legs facing the viewer, lies a reddish-gray hare with its muzzle thrown back. The sky is yellowish-blue with a lilac-gray stripe near the horizon and dark gray clouds on the left. At the bottom left is the author's signature in gray paint: “N. Sverchkov” (“Н.Сверчков”). On the back - at the bottom left on the stretcher is the label KTM RI - an exhibition of works by Russian artists of the 2nd half of the 12th and early 20th centuries 1988. “Dog and Hare” m 63x89 in. 2296 from the collection of Yura G.P. Syrev” (“КТМ РИ – виставка творів російських художників ІІ пол. ХІІ поч. ХХ століть 1988 р. "Собака та заєць" м 63х89 вх 2296 з колекції Юри Г.П.Сирева”) from below on a stretcher in pencil – “in. 2296” (“вх. 2296”). Conservation and restoration activities in the museum 21-28.11.2019 by artists-restorers of the Kyiv National Research Restoration Center of Ukraine.