"Ristorante" by Viktor Shvaiko Original limited edition serigraph on canvas, hand embellished This piece is hand signed by the artist custom framed Image Size : 34" x 56" Frame Size: 46" x 67" Edition Number: 217/325 Beautiful Custom Frame Condition : EXCELLENT including Frame Certificate of Authenticity and appraisal is included. Viktor Shvaiko Viktor Shvaiko grew up surrounded by the beauty of the wilderness. His natural inclination for fine arts and his strong urge to share his vision of nature drove him to find a way into the Novoaltiask Artistic arts, one of the two best schools in the former Soviet Union. Four years of strenous studies enabled Viktor, a very diligent student, to acquire the skills of a true artist. Shvaiko chafed under the lingering effect that the Russian bureaucracy had on the careers of young artists. Unable to obtain a visa to a western country, in 1992 Shvaiko obtained permission to travel to Yugoslavia. In the confusion of the civil war, he escaped to Italy with his paintings strapped to his back.Having arrived in Italy virtually penniless, Shvaiko survived by selling his paintings on the streets of Rome. He managed to build a following for himself, and save some money. He eventually returned to a now more liberalized Russia, and was able to obtain passage to America.