Peeter Mudist ja Rein Tootmaa 1942–2013, 1957 Setting Forth. 2003

Rein Tootmaa helped Peeter Mudist compile the book Ratsukäik, which was published in the same year as this painting. Through their friendship, Mudist also encouraged Tootmaa to start painting, and together they produced several works.

The result is a humorous and absurd narrative, with powerful transitions in color. Mudist rarely worked with such strong shades of red, but as a curious person, he may have been intrigued by the encounter with a completely different style.