Portrait of D.M. Solsky 1908

Boris Kustodiev’s “Portrait of D.M. Solsky” is a striking example of the artist's renowned portraiture. Painted in 1908, the oil-on-canvas work depicts the subject, D.M. Solsky, seated in a grand chair, adorned in a lavishly patterned jacket and a prominent white sash. The subject’s stern expression and regal attire, combined with Kustodiev’s masterful brushwork, create a sense of grandeur and authority, capturing the essence of the sitter’s position and personality.