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This original work «The illusion of eternity» was created by contemporary Russian artist Leonella Vok and is available for purchase online.
The canvas «The illusion of eternity» is part of the art series «In the Footsteps of Lost Civilizations», dedicated to the search for invisible threads connecting past eras with the present day. The foundation of the artistic expression is the aesthetics of the fragment. This deliberate fragmentariness serves as a key tool, transforming the canvas into a kind of archaeological find. The painting invites the viewer to engage in a silent dialogue with extinct cultures. «The illusion of eternity» is a work that encourages reflection on the transience of everything in our lives.
The composition reveals the inexorability of the passage of time. The viewer’s attention is drawn to a dish of plums. Some fruits—ripe, juicy, with sunlit highlights on their skin—symbolize the fullness of life and the vivid colors of the present. Nearby are fruits transformed by the artist into shadows, ready to vanish into oblivion—a sign of the inevitability of decline and oblivion. The folds of the fabric sometimes reveal and sometimes conceal the image of a chief’s mask and frescoes of dancing Mayan Indians. Running a hand over the canvas, one can feel the scars of time.
In the background is an image of a dance of Indians—a replica of frescoes from one of the nine temples preserved to this day in the city of Bonampak. The inscription on the canvas fades like rays on the ruins of the Palenque temple: «Time flows slowly, but passes quickly».
This work was conceived by the artist as a summing up of life after most of it has already been lived. Looking at the painting, one realizes how fragile what seems immutable really is. Eternity is only an illusion woven from fleeting moments and monuments doomed to become dust.
INVESTMENT APPEAL
The investment potential of the painting «The illusion of eternity» is based on a combination of complementary factors: the conceptual integrity of the series, confirmed by exhibition activity, stable market interest, recorded positive price dynamics of reproduction sales, and documented interest from specialized publications.
The conceptual basis of the painting, founded on the trinity of image, title, and text, is realized within the series «In the Footsteps of Lost Civilizations».
Recognition at various levels of the art market is demonstrated by participation in 2025 in the international multimedia exhibition «Dialogue across Continents», aimed at the professional community, in the all-Russian competition «Talent of Russia», in the exhibition «United by Art» (Mexico City), and in the artist’s solo exhibition in Padua (Italy). The painting is also a laureate of the international symbolic art exhibition-competition «World of Illusions» (Moscow).
A sign of stable market demand and positive influence on the original’s value was the successful sale of three limited edition reproductions (giclée) at the «ArtSreda» auction during summer-autumn 2025, with a price increase of 22%.
A significant contribution to increasing the work’s recognition and, consequently, its market demand was made by publications of its reproductions in specialized print editions, including the publication «Art and Life», volume 24 (2025), and the book «Dialogues on Art» (2025).
This painting can be hung on the wall in your apartment, house, office, restaurant, or hotel, and it will become a wonderful decoration for your interior.
You can buy the painting «The illusion of eternity» sized 60 x 60 cm online with secure delivery to the address you specify.
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Artwork's condition:
Perfect
Year of creation of the painting:
2025
Artwork Type:
Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Style:
Realism
Technic:
Author's technique
Support or surface:
Linen canvas
Topic:
Still life
Size:
Medium
Width:
60 cm
Height:
60 cm
Thickness:
2 cm
Framing:
Not (or not applicable)
Ships From: Austria
Delivery Cost: Shipping is not included in the price of the artwork
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Returns: 14-day return policy
Kosova Elena (Leonella Vok), born in 1970, Moscow, is a Russian artist and a member of the Eurasian Art Union. Her works are held in private collectio ...
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