N.I. Dobritsin Russian Oil Painting At Dawn Girl Scarlet Sails Seascape Signed

The composition depicts a young woman in a blue dress standing at the edge of the sea, holding a white handkerchief and gazing toward a sailing ship with brilliant scarlet sails approaching on the horizon. Soft pastel shades of blue, lavender, pink, and golden yellow fill the sky, while deeper green-blue waves move toward the shore, creating a luminous and dreamlike atmosphere.

The imagery strongly evokes Alexander Grin’s celebrated romantic tale “Scarlet Sails” (“Алые паруса”), in which Assol waits for the extraordinary ship with scarlet sails that will transform her life. Whether intended as a direct illustration or simply inspired by this familiar romantic imagery, the painting captures the same sense of anticipation, hope, and distant possibility.

Presented in an elaborate vintage gold-tone frame with richly sculpted floral and scroll decoration.

📏 Measurements: Painting 24" × 20"; Framed 34" × 30".
🎨 Artist: N.I. Dobritsin.
✍️ Signature: Monogrammed lower left; signed and inscribed in Cyrillic on verso.
🩺 Condition: Good condition with light age-appropriate wear to the vintage frame. Please review all photographs carefully.
📦 Shipping: Same-day safe packaging from Florida with tracking.

Verso Inscription

The reverse is inscribed in Russian:

Добрицын Н.И. “На рассвете” х.м. 50 × 80 2017 г.

The inscription identifies the artist as N.I. Dobritsin, gives the title “At Dawn,” notes the medium as oil on canvas, and dates the work to 2017.

Collector’s Note

The combination of a solitary female figure, luminous dawn sky, restless sea, and distant ship with scarlet sails gives the painting a distinctly narrative quality. Its visual association with Grin’s Scarlet Sails adds a particularly evocative dimension for collectors of Russian art, literary subjects, and romantic maritime imagery.

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