White Nights in Saint Petersburg

Pavel Zaharov brings Saint Petersburg to life in this remarkable etching from 1969. The city’s grand canal-side architecture rises quietly against a pale sky. A crescent moon sits just visible above the rooflines as the ornamental ironwork of the bridge sweeps dramatically across the foreground.

There is a stillness to this image that feels earned. Zaharov understood that Saint Petersburg’s beauty lies not in its grandeur alone but in its quieter moments. The geometry of a bridge railing. The weight of stone facades. The particular quality of light during the city’s famous white nights, when darkness never fully arrives.

This work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Lev Moross Gallery, 962 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, one of the most respected print galleries on the West Coast of the United States. Catalog reference ZA004.