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Maker: Nikolai Ivanovich Litvinenko
The Last Horse
Date Made: 1990
Country: Soviet Union
Measurements: 60 cm x 90 cm; 23 5/8 in x 35 7/16 in
This composition presents a young foal feeding on the decripit, crumbling statue of an adult horse. The live animal attempting to get sustenance from a broken monument speaks to the environmental issues that arose during the fast industrialization in the Soviet Union. It may also reference the idea of petrified ideology.
Accession Number: 2009.053.005
Item Name: Painting
Credit Line: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris
Collection/Series: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris