"holiday in old town" is an etching artwork created on paper. The dimensions of the artwork are 15x19.5 cm. The artwork is part of an edition with the numbering specified as 11 out of 30. the artwork portrays a surreal landscape of latvia's capital city, riga, specifically the old town. The artist has depicted a scene that combines elements of fantasy and reality. The presence of boats and ballerinas dancing adds a whimsical and dreamlike quality to the composition. The inclusion of ballerinas dancing amidst the cityscape suggests a celebration or festive atmosphere. The surreal nature of the composition invites viewers to interpret and engage with the juxtaposition of elements and their symbolic meanings. jekaterina gryazeva born in latvia, riga 1968 education 1979 - 1986 j.rozentals secondary art school (riga). 1987 - 1993 academy of art (riga, latvia), department of graphics, bfa. 1994 - member of latvian young artist association. 1995 - member of the graphic artists`union of latvia “grafikas kamera”. 1999 - member of the artists`union of latvia. creative and professional experience since1992 worked in the publishing house of rerih`s society “uguns”. collaborated with periods childrens magazine “gnom”. 1998 - 2006 illustrated in the newspaper “subbota” literature works. 1992 - 1999 take part in actions of union “blue door”. since 1998 collaborate with publishing houses “zvaigzne abc” and “avots”. solo shows 2008 – the christmas exhibition of graphics art in the latvian university, riga. 2006 - “in search of happiness”, in city muzeum, jurmala. 2006 - bki, gallery briart, riga. 2003 - “return to beginning” in reitern`s house, riga. 2002 - “lido” office, riga. 2001 - “nostalgy” hotel ”rigas licis”, jurmala. 2001 - gallery “solus”, riga. 1999 - “presentiment” in state agricultural technique school, jurmala. 1999 -“in the colourful labyrinth of feelings” in gallery “devini plus”, riga. international exhibitions 2009 - „latvian graphic art” – exhibition in artists house, (krasnoyarsk, russia) 2009 - “our pushkin” – exhibition in the library of books graphics, (st. Petersburg, russia) 2008 - rigabin- 1th independent international biennale of graphic arts , the black heads house, (riga) 2008 - 4 international festival of graphic arts, st. Petersburg, (russia) 2008 - fourth international biannial of mini prints, tetovo, (macedonia) 2008 - 5th biennial international miniature print exhibition, vancouver, (канада) 2008 - “rigabin” graphic biennale in blackhead house, riga (latvia) 2006 - 7th world print triennal by a.m.a.c., (france) 2005 - "the homo sapiens" third international biannual exhibition of small graphics tetovo (macedonia) 2005 - group exhibition (together with d. Parupe and k.tentere), pornic, (france) 2001 - biennale europea per l'incisione, acqui terme, (italy) 2000 - 5th triennale mondiale d'estampes petit format, (france) 1999 - 17th biennale of illustrations, bratislava (slovakia) 1999 - “grafikas kamera” group exhibition, helsinki (finland) 1999 - 1998 winter exhibition in"blackheath", london (england) 1998 - “5th kaliningrad international print biennial”, (russia) 1995 - "24 graphic artists from latvia" in sydney, (australia) 1995 - 10th tallinn graphic triennial (estonia). exhibitions 2009 - “hunting” – exhibition of graphics arts in cesis castle, cesis 2009 - “our pushkin” – exhibition of arts in the black heads house, riga 2009 - “not yet evening” – exhibition of russian arts in gallery “duja”, cesis 2008 - “self-portrait” – exhibition of arts in lms gallery, riga 2008 -“are yuo know me?” – exhibition of graphics arts in gallery of architects house, riga 2007 - “memory by stone” – exhibition of lithography arts in lms gallery, riga 2005 - „journey”- graphic exhibition in valmiera, kuldiga, aizpute 2005 - “dedication to teacher”- v.b.karkunov studio pupil`s exhibition in theatre of russia drama`s gallery, riga 2005 - „days of art-2005” exhibition in gallery „venice”, riga 2004 - „small is beatifull” – 7th exhibition of small forms in gallery “riga”,riga 2004 - „spring art exhibition” in gallery „venice”, riga 2004 - „warm, warmest, hot”- graphic exhibition in gallery “ag7”, riga 2003 - 6th small forms exhibition of visual art in gallery “riga”, riga 2002 - graphic exhibition in st.peter`s church, riga 2002 - “the evening stories” in putnina`s gallery, riga 2002 - “grafikas kamera`s” exhibition in state agricultural technique school, jurmala 2002 - 11th miniatures exhibition in valmieras museum, valmiera 2002 - 5th small forms exhibition of visiual art in gallery “riga”, riga 2001 - „face of graphics”- group exhibition in gallery “riga”, riga 2001 - 4th small forms exhibition of visual art in gallery “riga”, riga 2001 - „under the roof”- group exhibition in „menzendorf`s house”, riga 2000 - “riga-800”- graphics exhibition in gallery „bastejs”, riga 2000 - “portrait”- miniatures exhibition in gallery ”anna”, riga 2000 - 3th small forms exhibition of visual art in gallery “riga”, riga 2000 - “grafikas kameras” group exhibition in gallery “laipa”, valmiera" 2000 - „overcoming of the surface”- group exhibition in lms gallery, riga 2000 - group exhibition of v.b.karkunov studio pupil`s in gallery “petits”, riga 1999 - “yellow and blue”- group exhibition in gallery “lapa”, riga 1999 - illustrations exhibition in centre of children`s literature of national library, riga 1999 - “autumn-99” republic exhibition in “arsenal”,riga 1999 - „150 graphic sheets”- group exhibition in „reitern`s house”, riga 1999 - “masks”- miniatures exhibition in gallery “anna”, riga 1998 - illustration`s exhibition in l.berzin`s museum, jurmala 1998 - 9th mini print exhibition in museum, valmiera 1998 - republic miniatures exhibition in gallery “riga”, riga 1997 - „autumn-97” republic exhibition in riga 1997 - “60x90”- group exhibition in lms gallery, riga 1997 - “still life”- group exhibition in lms gallery, riga 1997 - „days of art`97” republic exhibition in riga 1996 - „spring – 96” republic exhibition in 1995 - “grafikas kameras” group exhibition in “reitern`s house”, riga 1995 - “arts festival graphics exhibition in gallery “m6”, riga 1995 - „latvian graphic art”- exhibition in state art museum, riga 1992 - „spring-92”- republic exhibition in riga awards 2002 - 1 prize at the 11th miniatures exhibition “water is life” in museum, valmiera . 1998 – 3 prize at the children`s illustrations competition in publishing house “zvaigzne abc”, riga. works held in private collection of paolo carnevale in italy, also in private collections in latvia, sweden, germany, usa, england, france,russia and ukraine. this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no official proof of authenticity, however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution