Show all images on one page	#007657 Title: St.Petersburg Artist: Kozlov Sergey Size: 14x18x2 Size (inches): 5.5x7x0.75 Price : $6250 SOLD!

This brilliant box painted by the outstanding Fedoskino artist Sergey Kozlov continues his series of works dedicated to the sights of Saint Petersburg. It shows a view of the city from the bank of Neva river in the 18th or 19th centuries. On the background we can see Peter and Paul fortress that is a remarkable monument of Russian architecture.
In this work the artist has used his favorite palette composed of various shades of gray oils mixed with aluminum powder. Mother-of-pearl fills the composition with a magic surrealistic glow. Mother-of pearl can be found in the the river and in the sky.
The box exterior is covered with black lacquer and composition is framed with metal silver line glued to the box manually.
The box is made out of paper-mache. It has a hinge from the left of the composition and rests on a flat bottom. Signed by Sergey Kozlov, date 2014 and the village of Fedoskino.