To Victory!
Nikolai Samokish was a master of capturing the raw, dusty chaos of battle, and he was absolutely obsessed with horses. In this dynamic scene, a cavalry officer on a powerful black horse leads a fierce charge, saber raised high as if shouting a command. The background is a blur of smoke and galloping mounts, while the foreground is littered with the grim debris of war, like abandoned drums and fallen soldiers. Samokish often rode with military units to sketch from life, which gives his realistic depictions an incredible sense of movement and energy that feels like you're right there in the fray.
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- Oil on canvas
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