Max Avadievich Birshtein

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Description

Max Avadievich Birshtein
Spring Festival in Termez
signed in Cyrillic and dated 88 l.r.; further signed, titled and dated on the reverse
oil on canvas
110 by 89.5cm, 43 1/4 by 35 1/4 in.
43 1/4 x 35 1/2 inches

Catalogue Note

The two-metre long brass trumpets in the lower left are traditional Uzbek instruments called Karnay. Their cry heralds the beginning of a celebration, in this case Navruz, the pre-Islamic Spring Festival celebrated across all the countries on the Silk Route.