Two hawks (Bashi-bazouk) by Vasily Vereshchagin

Two hawks (Bashi-bazouk) 1879

vasilyvereshchagin

Museum of Russian Art (Tereshchenko Museum), Kyiv, Ukraine

portrait

painted

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

neo expressionist

male-portraits

acrylic on canvas

street graffiti

soldier

urban art

naive art

painting painterly

painting art

"Two Hawks (Bashi-bazouk)" is a painting by Russian artist Vasily Vereshchagin. Completed in 1879, the painting depicts two Ottoman soldiers, known as Bashi-bazouk, resting in a camp setting. Vereshchagin, known for his anti-war paintings, often painted scenes of violence and suffering. The painting is currently located in the Museum of Russian Art (Tereshchenko Museum) in Kyiv, Ukraine.