“Waiting of spring. St. Isaac cathedral”

A row of illuminated riverside buildings stretches across the composition beneath the dome and lantern of St. Isaac's Cathedral, its silhouette rising against a deep night sky scattered with stars. Below, the dark surface of the river carries faint reflections of the lit windows and the cathedral's glow, with scattered patches suggesting drifting ice near the embankment.

The palette is built almost entirely from near-black blues and browns, punctuated by warm yellow window lights and a small orange glow atop the dome. Thinly applied, smooth paint layers create a hushed, still atmosphere, while pinpricks of stars scattered across the sky lend the composition a quiet, nocturnal calm.