Tour description

Author: Serhii Katashov

Title: "Men Cooking Fish Soup"

Year of creation: 1908 

Material: Canvas

Technique: Oil

Dimensions: 61 × 79 cm

Genre: Genre painting

Short description:  The painting depicts a group of men on a riverbank near a campfire. A man wearing a red shirt and a peaked cap is stirring the contents of a steaming cauldron, while the others are resting on the grass nearby. The background shows the expanse of the river, a boat near the shore, and the green opposite bank beneath a gloomy sky. The work is executed in a natural palette of silvery-greens and grays, with the red clothing providing a vivid accent. 

The artist's signature "S. Katashov" appears in the bottom right corner.

Location (or owner): P.F. Lunyov Parkhomivka Art Museum