Sails on the Neva – oil on cardboard, Russian, 19th-20th Century. A fine oil painting titled "Sails on the Neva," depicting a panoramic view of the bustling English Embankment in Saint Petersburg as seen from Vasilievsky Island. The work is inspired by Benjamin Patersen’s iconic 1799 composition "View of the English Embankment from Vasilievsky Island". Inscriptions with the artist's name on the back. Good condition. Size with frame 24x33 cm.