Valeria Privalikhina, Apple Tree, 2020
Oil on canvas, 50 × 40 cm (19.7 × 15.7 inches)
© Valeria Privalikhina
 
 
“Painted right under the apple tree in my grandparents’ garden in Tolyatti, this piece is as emotional as it seems simple.” —Valeria Privalikhina
 
There is something both momentary and timeless, fragmentary and universal about this scene. Foliage moved by breeze caresses the crisp apples rendered in beautiful shades of pink and light pistachio. Unassuming yet virtuoso brushwork elevates the subject well above the mundane.