Violist V. Grot / Altyst V. Hrot

Against a dark gray background, a generational image of a seated man in 3/4 of a figure to the right. Thin face with sunken cheeks, dark curly hair, large open forehead, long thin neck, bushy eyebrows, deep-set small eyes, black mustache and short gray beard that merges with sideburns. He wears black pants, a black tailcoat, and a white shirt. His left hand, bent at the elbow and raised up, holds a violin by the neck, and his right hand, in front of his chest, holds a bow lying on the strings. Below, right, in black paint: "M. Birstein. 83". On the back - Above, in black paint: "Birstein M.A. Violist Vladimir Grot. 90х80. 1983 р.". At the left edge of the canvas in the center there is a vertical scratch 3 cm long. At the top, at the edge of the canvas, to the right of the center, there are crumbling paint layers.