“Back Home (Autumn)”

Painting by Ukrainian artist Serhiy Savchenko — painted during the artist’s residency in Virginia, USA (2025), Back Home (Autumn) continues the Returning Home series. A military uniform with insignia, draped over the back of a chair, becomes the central sign—a quiet narrative of a soldier’s return from duty. The painting is about waiting and homecoming—a prayer and a wish that the artist’s friends now at war will come back safely. Created from life near the home of a close friend and experienced serviceman, the scene includes the broad, spreading tree that stood by the building and is depicted in the work. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2025.

Details
Author: Serhiy Savchenko
Title: Back Home (Autumn)
Year: 2025
Place: Virginia, USA (artist residency)
Series: Returning Home
Medium: Oil and acrylic on canvas
Size: 51.5 × 51.5 in (130.8 × 130.8 cm)
Note: Original painting, signed by the artist