MIKHAIL CHEMIAKIN (B. 1943) Venetian Carnival IX

signed and dated ‘M. Chemiakine 91’ (lower right) pastel on black paper 113 x 76.8 cm executed in 1991 ‘The Venetian Carnival is something special, a display of costumes and refinement in everything. And you really do feel like you are living in the 18th century for those two weeks…’ M. Chemiakin