Se kolmas: Humoristinen kertomus taiteilijaelämästä

Two penniless painters share a cramped studio, eking out a living on a handful of rubles and a steady stream of wry schemes. Their landlord, a superstitious man terrified of death, becomes the target of their daily theatrics—late‑night “visions” of the artists as corpses, absurd explanations, and frantic excuses that keep the rent at bay. The narrator’s sardonic voice captures the absurdity of their existence, turning every financial shortfall into a comic performance.

Beyond the landlord’s antics, the duo’s artistic ambitions take a darkly humorous turn. One of them obsessively creates a trio of morbid canvases—“Death,” “Burial,” and “Rising from the Dead”—featuring the landlord himself in grotesque detail, while the other hopes his own work will finally earn recognition abroad. Their desperate hope, clashing egos, and the surreal blend of art and everyday survival make for a witty, off‑beat portrait of bohemian life that is as funny as it is poignant.