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Modernist Deer Bas-Relief on Yellow Facade

#4772. Modernist Deer Bas-Relief on Yellow Facade

The photograph captures an interesting architectural element of a building facade, featuring a bas-relief depicting a stylized deer. This decorative panel is made on a beige stone slab mounted on the yellow wall of the building between two windows.

The bas-relief demonstrates a modernist approach to animal imagery - the deer is depicted conditionally, using geometrized lines and planes. The animal's antlers are particularly expressive, interpreted abstractly as wavy lines that give the composition dynamism. The deer's body is simplified to schematic forms, which is characteristic of mid-20th century modernist sculpture.

The panel is harmoniously integrated into the architectural composition of the facade, creating an accent between two symmetrically placed windows. Signs of age are visible on the surface of the bas-relief and small cracks on both the panel itself and the surrounding wall, indicating the venerable age of the building and its decorative elements.

The yellow color of the facade contrasts with the neutral beige tone of the bas-relief, giving expressiveness to the entire composition. The window frames are done in a light gray color, which harmonizes with the overall color scheme of the facade.