A young performer in a white cap and ruffled collar tilts her head toward us, one hand resting on the neck of a stringed instrument. Pavel Filin sets the pale, wistful face against a warm red glow and drifts of grey and gold, working the paint thickly in the collar and cap while letting the yellow costume dissolve into loose, abstract strokes. This original oil painting has the melancholy of a quiet moment backstage, available now at Art Gallery Teplice.