Vasili Smirnov: Pavilion Hall, The State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Oil on canvas
Size: 70 x 59 cm
Vasili Smirnov, b. 1975, St Petersburg
Smirnov graduated in 2001 from the Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg and was the only graduate in his year to qualify with 'Exceptional Distinction'.
An artist of diverse abilities, Smirnov displays a
relaxed, painterly style with Old Gatchina and Vladimirskaya Cathedral and a tighter, more precise handling as seen in The Pavilion Hall. His paintings (including exquisite examples of 'trompe l'oeil') hang in private collections
in
the
USA,
Canada,
France, Spain, Finland, Estonia, Japan and the UK. He has exhibited in Hamburg (1998), Helsinki (1999), at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg (1998, 1999 and 2000) and in London (Lukeart 2003). Smirnov
has
become a
noted
painter
of houses
and interiors as well as an acclaimed copiest of Old Master paintings.
Stock No: RS015
