MASQUERADE AT ST. PETERSBURG - (Hermitage Suite) Rare 80 Color Mihail Chemiakin

Description: In a world where so much is designed to be disposable, a fine art collection offers lasting value. "MASQUERADE AT ST. PETERSBURG" is an 80 color serigraph on heavy Coventry rag paper. Do not confuse this with his less expensive lithographs. The image size is 33" X 25". The sheet is 39" X 31" The edition on paper is 130 + 25 E.A. + 10 P.P. There is also a smaller edition on canvas of 75 + 15 + 10 respectively. A second picture shows the full sheet and signature. The list price for this print is $3,750.00. Note pictures of Chemiakin receiving the “State Prize of Russia for Arts & Letters” from President Boris Yeltsin. President Yeltsin came to America to present this prize to Chemiakin and not to meet with President Clinton. Additional pictures are shown as follows: Chemiakin paintingChemiakin with President Gerald FordChemiakin with President Mikhail Gorbachov Chemiakin with Sidney Poitier Casanova Sculpture in St. Marks Square by ChemiakinChemiakin books volumes I & II plus a few museum catalogues The beauty of this piece is a result of Chemiakin using several techniques emulating the different effects achieved by painters over centuries using brushstrokes, sandpaper scrapes, charcoal or grease-paper impressions, stamping and crumpling wet paper, etc. His strong, thick colors are ideally suited to serigraphy yielding a distinctive beauty resulting from a wide spectrum of textural effects and areas of subtle color variations. This print is in mint condition and it is exceptional in beauty and quality. This print, combined with "Woman with Pomegranate” (listed separately & in my eBay store) comprised the "Hermitage Commemorative Suite" published in conjunction with the exhibition of Chemiakin's art at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg during October and November 1995. Chemiakin's serigraphs are truly master works, representative of his best work in the graphic medium. While he has created well in excess of 200 editions of lithographs, he has created only nine editions of serigraphs. His lithographs usually have 12 to 18 colors, while his serigraphs have 75 to 100 colors, and four to six times the image size in square inches. Anyone wanting to own works by Mihail Chemiakin will find his serigraphs are by far the most beautiful and valuable in the graphic medium and have very limited availability. Mihail Chemiakin is one of the foremost international artists of our time. A quote from the Robb Report (Jan. 1995) states "so great are his talents that he is one of the few artists working today who sets the standard by which all other contemporary art is measured". He has earned 5 honorary doctorates. The Hermitage Museum held an exhibition in Oct. 1995 and had a 7- volume catalog printed for it. FREE SHIPPING - with insurance, for the Buy-it-Now Purchaser, to destinations within the continental U.S.A. Shipping cost to Alaska, Hawaii and Canada is $50.00. Contact me for the cost of International shipping. We offer Buyers a 30 Day return policy for a merchandise credit for exchange for other art in the event they are not satisfied with the art work after receiving it. Returned goods must be in the same mint condition as we originally shipped. Return shipping is to be paid by Buyer. Wisconsin residents will be charged sales tax of 5.5%. eBay automatically adds sales tax within those states that require them at the rate of that state. For further information, e-mail me. (7 days).

Price: 1750 USD

Location: Cable, Wisconsin

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