Michail Markianovic GUERMACHEFF (1867-1930). Sunrise over the snow-covered village. Oil on canvas signed lower right (very slight scratch upper left). Height 65 cm - Width : 80 cm Related work: Sotheby's New York, April 28, 2006, lot 724 (variant) Note: Russian painter who emigrated to Paris with the 1917, Michail Markianovic Guermacheff worked on the effects of light effects of light, notably sunsets and sunrises on landscapes on landscapes, a central theme in his work. He won first prize from the Moscow Society of Art Lovers in 1897, as well as in Paris, where his work was exhibited at the Galerie Léon Girard from 1927 onwards then at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Grand Palais. His work depicts the peaceful world of pre-revolutionary Russia.