Show all images on one page	#003666 Title: Moscow Kremlin Artist: Solodilov Yevgeniy (1967-2009) Size: 16x19.5x5 Size (inches): 6.25x7.75x2 Price : $2950 SOLD!

This impressive view of the Moscow Kremlin has been created by Yugeniy Solodilov.His love to experiment and unique style has proved paramount in his development as an artist. Using a wide variety of materials like gold, aluminum, uniquely shaped boxes, and mother-of-pearl he is able to get the most from his oil paints.
In the foreground we can see the fragment of the First Bezymyannaya Tower that is a part of the Moscow Kremlin's red-bricked wall. During the 15th-16th centuries it served as a gunpowder magazine. Behind the First Bezymyannaya Tower there is a fragment of the Terem Palace that was built by order of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov in 1635-1636, and also one of the domes of the Cathedral of the Annunciation. In the far background the artist has drawn the fragment of the Belfry of Ivan the Great.
The architecture is painted here with a photo quality precision. To give the scene a three-dimensional look, Solodilov has used the overlay method of application. This is done by painting one particular portion of the piece, thinly coating it with clear lacquer and then continuing on with the compositional process. Gold paint helps to create a sparkle of the crosses on the domes. One piece of mother-of-pearl is set into the Belfry of Ivan the Great, while another piece of mother-of-pearl shines through the First Bezymyannaya Tower. Silver powder is used to highlight some parts of the architecture.
The scene is framed with a thin gold line. On the box's sides Solodilov has drawn a nice gold tartan pattern. The box's sides are also decorated with two three-dimensional elements that look like paper scrolls. On one of them the artist has written the title of the work ("The Cathedrals and Temples of the Moscow Kremlin") while on the another paper scroll he has written the fragment from E. Baratynsky's poem that can translated into English as "The Kremlin shines with the Fire of the East, and rises above all buildings".
A part of the lid that is free from painting, and the box's sides are covered with dark crimson paint while the box's exterior bottom is traditionally covered with black lacquer. The box's interior is covered with red lacquer. The lid is hinged from the left of the scene, and the box rests on four legs.The work is signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino, the title (“Kremlin”) and the year of 2007 on the box's exterior bottom.