Woman with fish 1934

Aleksandra Ekster’s ‘Woman with Fish’ at the Moscow Museum, it's like a scene from a dream, painted with strokes of ochre, red, and light blue. The paint is thin, almost translucent, like watercolor, giving it a ghostly quality. The woman emerges from the canvas, her form not quite solid, as if caught between worlds. And that fish, held so gently, feels symbolic. I wonder what Ekster was thinking as she brushed these colors together. The way she handled the paint, with such delicacy, makes me think she wanted to capture a fleeting moment, a fragile connection between the woman and her catch. The soft palette creates a sense of calm and serenity, but also a feeling of melancholy, like a memory fading away. It reminds me a little of Picasso, how he tried to capture multiple viewpoints in one image. It is an ongoing conversation. The painting invites us to contemplate the impermanence of life and the beauty of fleeting moments.