Riders / Vershnyky

Composition with a high horizon line. A racetrack. In the center of the painting are five jockeys on horses (four of brown color, one of gray) moving in a training circle. The riders are wearing jockeys and costumes of pink, blue, purple, and green colors. In the foreground, to the left of the center, is a woven image of a rider turned to the right, in profile, dressed in a blue and blue suit. His right hand is holding the horse's bridle, the left hand is on the withers. Behind the training circle, at the top left are three two-wheeled carts drawn by light-colored horses (movement to the right), to the right are a scoreboard and a group of riders riding (movement to the left). In the horizon line there are stables and buildings, behind them is a hilly area. On the canvas at the bottom right, in blue paint: "Otiev V.O. 1978". On the back, in black paint: "Physical Culture and Sports". "Otiev V.O. "Horseman" 115.5 x 120 cm. Bottom left on the stretcher: inv. no. 6869 crossed out; above in graphite pencil - 115.5 x 120 cm. In the lower part, along the entire length of the canvas, a horizontal scratch; on the left - scuffs, crumbling paint layer.