Expanse (painting)
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Expanse (Russian: Раздолье) is an oil on canvas painting by Soviet artist Aleksandr Deyneka completed in 1944. Its dimensions are 204 × 300 cm.[1][2]
The artist began working on the painting before the Great Patriotic War.[2]
The work depicts a group of running young women with a sporty physique against the background of Central Russian landcapes.[2]
The picture was exhibited in Manchester, Prague, Vienna, China etc. It is kept in the Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg.[2]