Guitar player 1879

Vladimir Makovsky's "Guitar Player" (1879) depicts a solitary figure, likely a commoner, playing a guitar with a bottle of wine and a glass on a table in the background. The painting's intimate scale and focus on the musician's focused expression and calloused hands evoke a sense of realism and a glimpse into everyday life, characteristic of Makovsky's genre paintings of 19th-century Russian society. The work's warm palette and painterly brushstrokes add depth and texture to the scene, conveying a sense of light and atmosphere.