Signed lacquered painting in gold frame measuring 15" x 11". Born in 1957, Sergei Lukyanov grew up in pastoral Lorevo in Moscow County. Near Fedoskino, this is Russia’s oldest center for lacquered miniature paintings. Many residents of the area paint lacquered miniatures but only a select few paint for the actual Fedoskino School,* where Sergei was accepted at the age of sixteen to carry on the 200-year-old tradition of the finest miniature painting in all of Russia.
After serving his mandatory two years in the military, Sergei became part of the Arts and Crafts Enterprise of the Moscow Patriarch. In the town of Sophrino in the vicinity of Zagorsk, he painted elaborate icons for churches. The AC Enterprise also worked to produce Art exhibits in Moscow of traditional lacquered miniature paintings. Sergei, as head of the artist cooperative, presented the show of lacquered miniatures in handcrafted fine silver frames. His successful Moscow shows led to exhibitions of his work in Zurich and Valencia and eventually, the United States.

Excellent condition