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Avenue of the Dreamers, 2025
Details
Year: 2025
Edition: 120
Canvas size: 30 x 24"
Framed size: 39.5 x 33.25"
Signature: signed 'Kondakova' lower right and annotated lower left
About the Work
"Avenue of the Dreamers" is a digital pigment print on archival canvas with UV gloss varnish created by Liudmila Kondakova in 2025. From the edition of 120, the artwork is signed 'Kondakova' lower right and annotated lower left. The artwork is framed in a contemporary gold-tone frame and has a framed size of 39.5 x 33.25". The artwork ships framed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. This work is published by Chalk & Vermilion Fine Arts, an affiliate of Martin Lawrence Galleries, no prior ownership. Liudmila Kondakova’s "Avenue of the Dreamers, 2025," transforms the familiar architecture of Paris into a lyrical vision suspended between reality and imagination. Known for her meticulous cityscapes and luminous treatment of light, Kondakova moves beyond straightforward representation, presenting Paris not simply as a place, but as a realm of romance, memory, and possibility. At the center of the composition, three figures emerge from the upper balcony of a quintessential Parisian apartment building, carried into the sky upon billowing clouds. Their impossible journey introduces an element of fantasy reminiscent of the dreamlike traditions of Surrealism and Magical Realism, where the extraordinary unfolds naturally within an otherwise recognizable world. Around them, countless translucent bubbles drift across the canvas, some containing tiny red hearts while others remain empty. Delicate and fleeting, these floating forms heighten the work’s sense of wonder and suggest dreams, wishes, and moments of affection released into the evening air. In the distance, the Eiffel Tower rises beneath a glowing moon, unmistakably locating this imaginative scene within Paris. The warm tones of sunset gradually surrender to the cooler atmosphere of evening, bathing the city in a romantic, almost theatrical light. Kondakova’s detailed architecture provides a convincing foundation for the fantasy unfolding above it, creating an engaging tension between precision and imagination. With its combination of Parisian elegance, meticulous detail, and whimsical imagery, "Avenue of the Dreamers" celebrates the freedom of imagination. Kondakova presents Paris as generations of artists, writers, and travelers have envisioned it: a city where romance and reality meet, and where even the impossible can seem beautifully within reach.
About the Artist
Avenue of the Dreamers, 2025
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