Erotic canvas MORNING AFTER THE WEDDING. Ivan Ivanovich SOKOLOV. 1876

Rare for Russian art erotic plot from Ivan Sokolov - MORNING AFTER THE WEDDING. Depicts a scene of voyeurism behind a lad and a maiden in the hayloft. Their chaste discoveries captivate the longed-for curiosity of a passing boy. The figures of lovers, underlined by light, are given in Little Russian clothes. Bright blue harem pants, a red sash, a colorful skirt. With matching cap, hat and hairdo. Their figures of knowledge of erotic mechanics occupy a middle position between light and dark spots of clothes, symbolizing the masculine and feminine principles. Oil on canvas, on a new stretcher, after restoration. Dated 1876 and signed by I. Sokolov in the lower right corner of the picture. 45x63 cm. Ivan Ivanovich SOKOLOV (1823-1918).