SERGEY SMIRNOV - UNICORN - ORIGINAL PAINTING ON CANVAS FRAMED - RUSSIAN ARTIST

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SERGEY SMIRNOV - UNICORN - ORIGINAL PAINTING ON CANVAS FRAMED - RUSSIAN ARTIST:
$59750.00

Sergey Smirnov at Paragon Fine Art - Unicorn - Original Oil on Linen painting SERGEY SMIRNOV (1953 - 2006) UNICORN
Original Oil on Linen Painting
40" x 32" unframed
46 1/4" x 38 1/2\" framed 2004
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The current appraised value of UNICORN is over $120,000!!!

It is very rare to find such a large and colorful painting by Sergey Smirnov available. The imagery of the figure and unicorn are incredibly unique. This painting is a stunning acquisition for anyone, who is an admirer of Sergey Smirnov\'s classic style and beauty.

This exquisite Original Oil on Linen is in perfect condition!

The digital images above do not do this painting justice. The coloring is so much more vibrant and alive!

Certificate of Authenticity and Certificate of Appraisal provided.

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BIO - SERGEY SMIRNOV

Master of the Art of Painting Icons:
Sergey Smirnov was born in 1953, in an area of Russia bordering the Pacific Ocean known as the Kamchatka Peninsula. His father was an army officer who moved his family from base to base throughout Russia. In his late teen years, Smirnov and his family settled in Moscow, where he went to work for the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1979, Sergey Smirnov began to take classes at the Moscow City Art College. He graduated from the art college in 1983 as class valedictorian, with a master\'s degree in art. His remarkable skill in church and cathedral renovation, led to a prestigious position as a restorer of aging and antique church icons and frescoes. Two years later, he began painting icons--a long-standing tradition among Russia\'s artists--and his work now graces several major churches throughout the country.

There is Something of the Saints in Smirnov\'s Art:
Sergey Smirnov\'s subjects look out from the picture plane with serene and liquid eyes. Their features are delicate, pale, and fine. They seem pensive, or perhaps they simply remain aloof from the comings and goings of the world around them. In every case, their eyes dominate the canvas of their face. If, indeed, the eyes are the windows to the soul, then the souls Sergey Smirnov reveals are deep and profound, and in their simplicity, reminiscent of the haunting and beautiful images found in old Russian church iconography. There is something of the saints in Sergey Smirnov\'s art, something of the world and its joys and sorrows is in his eloquent and mute figures. To know the steps Smirnov has taken on his journey as an artist is to understand the evolution of his sentiment and style.

A Modern Day Russian Icon:
In 1997, Sergey Smirnov was honored as only the third living artist to have a personal exhibit in the Kremlin\'s Manezh, which ranks as one of the most prestigious art galleries in the world. For three weeks, people from across Russia lined up at the gallery to catch a glimpse of Smirnov\'s haunting, elegant art. In the same year, Smirnov exhibited at the Orlean House in London, dazzling both critics and the public with his work. Smirnov has been avidly collected throughout the world, and his art is included in several noteworthy Russian collections, including those of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin, former prime minister Victor Chernomirdin, leading business leader and presidential adviser Boris Berezovsky, Minister of Transportation Sergey Frank, and Minister of Defense Marshall Shaposhnicov

Sadly, Sergey Smirnov passed on November 8, 2006 while in the United States for an exhibition at Fingerhut Galleries.

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