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Rudolf KosowBraggart (beagle dog face cowboy shotgun americana vintage surreal oil painting)2024
2024
$5,035
£3,834.05
€4,414.80
CA$7,135.04
A$7,674.75
CHF 4,101.61
MX$90,463.49
NOK 51,711.71
SEK 47,274.32
DKK 32,986.03
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Rudolf Kosow's Braggart depicts a striking contrast between a colossal, melancholic dog and a diminutive cowboy figure. The dog's immense, expressive face dominates the canvas, its weary eyes filled with a deep, quiet sorrow. In stark juxtaposition, the cowboy stands before the creature, his stance one of exaggerated bravado. He holds a sawed-off shotgun in one hand, lifting it with a theatrical flourish, as if commanding attention or attempting to assert dominance.
The tension between the two figures is palpable. The dog's sheer size and resigned demeanor overshadow the cowboy’s ostensible confidence, rendering his display almost absurd. Kosow’s meticulous realism amplifies this contrast, with every fur detail and fabric fold rendered in exquisite precision. The painting invites viewers to question themes of power, vulnerability, and the performative nature of bravado in the face of overwhelming reality.
The absurdity in Braggart is not just in its size contrast but in its underlying emotional depth. The dog, despite its power, exudes resignation, while the cowboy, despite his weapon, seems powerless in comparison. Kosow masterfully plays with scale and symbolism to create a scene both humorous and poignant.
keywords; painting on canvas, surrealist painting, americana, surrealism, vintage, oil painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, contemporary figurative painting, symbolic composition, nostalgia, fantasy
- Creator:Rudolf Kosow (1972, German, Kazakhstani)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 0.99 in (2.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Quebec, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU907115861612
Rudolf Kosow
Like images from a dream, Rudolf Kosow’s Surrealist figurative and still-life paintings and drawings conjure into reality otherworldly and absurdist scenes.
Kosow was born in 1972 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. From 1994 to 2000, he studied painting at the city’s State Academy of Fine Arts.
Now based in Germany, he divides his time between Stuttgart and the town of Laichingen. He creates oil paintings based on three subjects: humans, animals and landscapes. He invites the viewer to interpret each work’s enigmatic message. For instance, in Contact, an astronaut is seemingly unaware of a colossal cat’s peering eye. In Missing Pieces, Kosow depicts a couple considering the whereabouts of slices taken from a giant Black Forest cake.
Kosow also explores the nature of human relationships in his portraits, such as Couple and Discord. Capture features a large-scale image of a sleeping girl juxtaposed with a miniature soldier standing guard.
“I try to paint things as realistically and as close as possible to enhance the real impression,” Kosow says in his artist’s statement. Although the imagery in his paintings and figurative drawings can be strange and somewhat unsettling, Kosow’s unique interplay of light and shadow creates a sense of “calm, harmony and peace.”
Kosow has exhibited across Germany and France. His works are sought by collectors of 21st-century Surrealist art.
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