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Semyon Faibisovich — Winter Day, from the “Shuttle Bus” series
Semyon Faibisovich

Winter Day, from the “Shuttle Bus” series

A hyperrealist scene captured with photographic precision, this painting depicts the mundane interior of a Soviet-era shuttle bus on a cold winter day, with passengers bundled in heavy coats lost in quiet, anonymous thought. Faibisovich renders the ordinary with unflinching detail, transforming the everyday experience of public transit into a meditation on urban isolation and the human condition. The muted, wintry palette reinforces a sense of stillness and melancholy that pervades the seemingly unremarkable moment.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

February 10, 2014

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Semyon Faibisovich, Winter Day, from the “Shuttle Bus” series

A hyperrealist scene captured with photographic precision, this painting depicts the mundane interior of a Soviet-era shuttle bus on a cold winter day, with passengers bundled in heavy coats lost in quiet, anonymous thought. Faibisovich renders the ordinary with unflinching detail, transforming the everyday experience of public transit into a meditation on urban isolation and the human condition. The muted, wintry palette reinforces a sense of stillness and melancholy that pervades the seemingly unremarkable moment.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Serene, Landscape, Melancholic, Winter, Urban, Cold Tones, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary, Russian

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