The Shtandart

Description

The Shtandart, Russian frigate from the XVIII^e The Shtandart, a Russian frigate from the era of Tsar Peter the Great, cuts through the waves under full sail in a vertiginous composition rendered in India ink. The work is executed on an authentic nautical chart of New Caledonia dated 1876, once belonging to a French vessel now dismantled. The contrast between the density of the line and the silence of the aged paper gives this drawing its full power — a ship both ghostly and enduring, emerging from the depths of maritime history.

The movement of the sails, the tension in the rigging, the dark sea — everything contributes to this scene of intense navigation, where past and imagination intertwine.
A unique piece, both raw and precise — for lovers of the sea, history, and hand-drawn art.