Roman Selsky is a central figure of high modernism in Ukraine and the founder of the modern Lviv school of painting. He worked in the fields of easel and graphic art. The author's artistic style reflects the entire evolution of European modernism, from impressionism to abstraction.
Roman Selsky is a national artist — this is felt in his rich, vivid colorism and the choice of subjects, which often have a light, melancholic mood inherent in the Ukrainian national character. In particular, this is noticeable in his genre scenes of the late period. "Coffee House on the Beach" is primarily about a person and his desire to stop occasionally, break away from the intense pace of modern life, and find harmony with nature.
