Shostakovich (paintings)
| Shostakovich | |
|---|---|
Shostakovitch 3rd Symphony Opus 20 | |
| Artist | Aubrey Williams |
| Year | 1969–1981 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | The quartets and symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich |
Shostakovich is a series of thirty oil-on-canvas paintings by the Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams, created between 1969 and 1981. Each painting in the series is based on a particular symphony or quartet by the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, whom Williams regarded as "the greatest composer of [his] time".