https://www.poletaevart.com/home daily 1.0 2026-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ab4c272b-2d42-4697-9d3e-a35cb31b122c/andrey-poletaev-nocturne-ballpoint-pen-art.jpg https://www.poletaevart.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ca3c9cc2-6550-4042-81ea-855545e0784f/Poletaev-Audrey-Hepburn-Tiffanys-Published-Book.jpg https://www.poletaevart.com/about daily 0.75 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/3413a560-73ec-43ea-a9ea-059fc0684c42/Poletaev-Moment-In-Prague-National-Museum-Opening-Speech-1x1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/56e2224d-efe1-4177-ba31-42df99c72c98/Poletaev-Art-Mechanica-Publications-Books-Magazines.JPEG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/77ae6493-33d0-4c2f-ab54-864c1d74bc30/Poletaev-National-Museum-Solo-Exhibition.jpg https://www.poletaevart.com/gallery daily 0.75 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/6ed3edc1-8219-47f5-9ac0-257702524ba5/andrey-poletaev-moment-in-prague-tram-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Moment in Prague — Tram 22 Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 25.5" × 16.1" | Available Blue monochrome. National Museum exhibited. One of the finest European cityscapes in ballpoint pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/485f5162-db8d-4096-854a-69c737e324f1/andrey-poletaev-humphrey-bogart-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Humphrey Bogart — All Through the Night Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 17.7" × 20.8" | 2016 | Museum Exhibited | Available The crown jewel of the Hollywood Series. Bogart mid-scene — gloved hands, revolver, shadow looming behind. Pure cinema rendered in pure ballpoint pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/722eba62-4093-4d85-94ee-f9be9a22156a/andrey-poletaev-art-mechanica-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Art Mechanica Ballpoint pen on paper | 29.5" × 24" | 2016 | Available The flagship work. A mechanical figure, a lady in black, train wheels and street lamps — a world unto itself rendered in pure ballpoint pen. The piece that defined a collection and established Poletaev as one of the world's foremost imaginative realists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/0ac083f5-90c0-4cc4-b7a1-905353605938/andrey-poletaev-dance-study-I-miniature-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Dance Study I — Miniature Ballpoint pen on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available Two figures in motion — flowing fabric, intertwined limbs, pure blue monochrome. A miniature from the Elegance collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/46a33cfe-9e0f-4801-b996-6644e214a2db/andrey-poletaev-paris-cafe-street-scene-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery L'Industrie — A Paris Moment Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 23.4" × 16.7" | 2015 | Available National Museum centerpiece. Nashville Art Film Festival headline work. One of the finest Parisian cityscapes ever rendered in ballpoint pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/f186bd9a-4fdd-4f9c-a9e2-894f0e0f6334/andrey-poletaev-audrey-hepburn-holly-golightly-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Audrey Hepburn — Holly Golightly Ballpoint pen and mixed techniques | 28" × 21" | 2017 | Available An intimate close-up study of Hollywood's most beloved icon. Every eyelash, every expression line — rendered in extraordinary detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/d8ee2f4d-1b26-4d64-a46e-7f20cafd3c9f/andrey-poletaev-rhino-mechanica-terra-incognita.jpg Gallery Rhino Mechanica — Terra Incognita Mixed media on Whatman paper | 21" × 21" | 2018 | Available A mechanical rhinoceros carrying the weight of unknown territory — Latin inscriptions, compass rose, kinematic equations and a Russian physics law hidden within. Five mediums. One extraordinary vision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/347640a4-473b-43ed-9b62-0edb83569f99/andrey-poletaev-dance-study-II-miniature-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Dance Study II — Miniature Ballpoint pen on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available A dancer against geometric lines and circles — movement and mathematics in perfect balance. Pure blue ballpoint pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/95a7720b-7884-49d7-b15a-1c726aeaa497/andrey-poletaev-parisian-street-cityscape-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Parisian Street Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | Sold A Parisian boulevard captured in extraordinary detail. Part of a private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ffa19100-eb74-4de8-81d6-13d2a091367b/andrey-poletaev-audrey-hepburn-mr-famous-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Audrey & Mr. Famous Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 26.1" × 19.6" | 2013 | Available Audrey Hepburn and her beloved Yorkshire Terrier — rendered in striking blue monochrome. Elegance and tenderness in a single composition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/31723929-5479-4593-ae6f-ce5fda671494/andrey-poletaev-flight-of-whimsy-mixed-media.jpg Gallery Flight of Whimsy Mixed media on Whatman paper | 24" × 24" | 2018 | Available Gravity defied. Logic abandoned. A work of pure imaginative freedom — rendered with the obsessive precision that defines every piece in the Art Mechanica collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/12f0b2dc-68f8-454a-8b8b-8aef47bd0ade/andrey-poletaev-dance-study-III-miniature-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Dance Study III — Miniature Ballpoint pen on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available Three dancers intertwined — grace, strength and precision captured in blue monochrome. From the Elegance collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/1dc1f10d-1b67-4d86-bc80-7f7c55a12dc7/andrey-poletaev-snowy-new-york-cityscape-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Snowy New York Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | Available Park Avenue under a blizzard. The snow itself is not drawn — it lives in the white space the pen never touched. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/e8034c60-740f-4aba-a063-7638fd14c00e/andrey-poletaev-audrey-hepburn-breakfast-at-tiffanys-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Audrey Hepburn — Breakfast at Tiffany's Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 16" × 24.5" | 2017 | Museum Exhibited | Available Holly Golightly — cigarette holder, diamond earring, little black dress. The most iconic image in Hollywood history rendered in pure monochrome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/459008b9-18e0-4dc2-a645-9601aaaeb26d/andrey-poletaev-vintage-operator-graphite.jpg Gallery Vintage Operator Graphite on paper | 22" × 27" | 2018 | Available A Victorian lady aboard a magnificent steampunk contraption — hanging lanterns, pressure gauges, a mechanical rabbit co-pilot, a misty forest beyond. Whimsical, nostalgic and technically breathtaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/6880b185-f382-4253-9476-8f8a8278b789/andrey-poletaev-dance-study-IV-miniature-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Dance Study IV — Miniature Ballpoint pen on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available A dancer in full flight — music notes, sweeping curves and pure kinetic energy rendered in blue ballpoint pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/41a0dd39-0edf-4d99-a124-d884ca2fcc81/andrey-poletaev-venice-canal-gondolas-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Venice Canal — Gondolas Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 32.2" × 20" | Available Gondoliers, grand facades, Hotel Lisbona — Venice at its most timeless. Published in Ballpoint Art (Gingko Press). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/2de3919b-ca87-41aa-9ab2-f88985744c56/andrey-poletaev-ingrid-bergman-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Ingrid Bergman Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 16.3" × 11.8" | 2015 | Museum Exhibited | Available One of Hollywood's golden age greats — rendered in breathtaking monochrome detail. Every curl, every shadow, every button on her collar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/926a0597-8346-4b62-a49c-f113ece3b3c9/andrey-poletaev-generation-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Generation Ballpoint pen on paper | 2019 | Currently on international exhibition — inquire for availability A crawling child wearing a gas mask, carrying a house and a wheel — a meditation on the weight of the modern world. One of the most conceptually powerful works in the collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ff552882-76dd-4294-b868-90665934ee06/andrey-poletaev-european-street-miniature-pencil.jpg Gallery European Street — Miniature Pencil on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available A sun-drenched European street scene — cobblestones, café umbrellas and period architecture captured in delicate pencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/b2a7b303-7088-4a83-a3dc-bb95160156d9/andrey-poletaev-photographer-figure-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Photographer Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 21.98" × 13.3" | 2012 | Available A solitary figure caught in a fleeting moment — rendered with the unforgiving precision only ballpoint pen demands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/948bad90-5639-4996-96cc-4790dc51b3fe/andrey-poletaev-marilyn-monroe-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Marilyn Monroe Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 24.8" × 18.8" | 2013 | Available Marilyn against bold graphic stripes — glamour, tension and timeless presence captured in pure monochrome ballpoint pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/db247dbe-ae0f-4c40-aa90-24a2eb849169/andrey-poletaev-pink-carnival-mixed-media.jpg Gallery Pink Carnival Mixed media | 2020 | Currently on international exhibition — inquire for availability A female face, a jester, a lantern — all suspended in a world of pink and black stripes. Theatrical, surreal and completely unlike anything else in contemporary art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/0c3c55d3-9ac1-4064-99dc-28ffe12e9c6a/andrey-poletaev-chateau-miniature-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Chateau — Miniature Ballpoint pen on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2016 | Available A romantic chateau reflected in still water — spires, gabled rooftops and summer trees in striking blue ballpoint pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ef7373e8-fdaf-4f82-a03d-2cb31617601a/andrey-poletaev-sparkle-train-station-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Sparkle at the Train Station Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 21.6" × 14.5" | 2012 | Available A moment of pure emotion on a train platform — movement, light, and connection frozen in monochrome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/4b4d5e0c-5b8d-4090-9b00-715197a013dc/andrey-poletaev-sandra-bullock-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Sandra Bullock Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 21.4" × 17.5" | Museum Exhibited | Available Sandra Bullock — playful, powerful, unmistakable. Rendered in pure monochrome with the precision that defines Poletaev's Hollywood Series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/a28f6bf5-17c4-44e0-b1c4-73e157042623/andrey-poletaev-nocturne-mechanica.jpg Gallery Nocturne Mechanica 2020 | Currently on international exhibition — inquire for availability Where the mechanical meets the nocturnal — a companion piece to Art Mechanica and an evolution of everything the collection stands for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/73885310-7473-4024-9c94-b07ed007c2c0/andrey-poletaev-istanbul-dusk-miniature-pencil.jpg Gallery Istanbul at Dusk — Miniature Pencil on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available A ferry crosses the Bosphorus as the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque rise through the haze. Istanbul at its most atmospheric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/cc1cd71d-b2e9-4307-9729-92ad70b295e6/andrey-poletaev-rosie-huntington-whiteley-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 28.3" × 17.7" | 2013 | Available A figure study of extraordinary technical precision — light, shadow and skin rendered in monochrome with the unforgiving exactness only ballpoint pen demands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ef0e5fcf-a75c-48d6-a6ea-5f9e322f9cf6/andrey-poletaev-rome-miniature-pencil.jpg Gallery Rome — Miniature Pencil on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available A bridge over the Tiber, St. Peter's dome rising beyond — Rome captured in quiet, timeless pencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/0314626b-0962-4f08-ac25-9ada58eda639/andrey-poletaev-nocturne-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Nocturne Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | Available A solitary figure on a rain-soaked street — city lights glowing in the darkness, the world reduced to monochrome and atmosphere. The work that defines the poletaevart.com identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/589c9464-7e8d-4990-be38-a60c9c107642/andrey-poletaev-madison-avenue-new-york-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Madison Avenue — New York Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 32.2" × 18.1" | 2013 | Available A cinematic panorama of Midtown Manhattan — the canyon of glass and stone rendered in extraordinary blue monochrome detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ac03f792-d32e-4908-bca7-54e1bebcc1bb/andrey-poletaev-wild-figure-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Wild Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 29.9" × 20" | 2011 | Available Raw energy and movement frozen in monochrome — an early work that signals the full force of what was to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/662f0000-bbf5-4375-be0f-7c163c9524ce/andrey-poletaev-strasbourg-miniature-pencil.jpg Gallery Strasbourg — Miniature Pencil on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available A modern tram glides past Haussmann facades as the Strasbourg Cathedral spire rises in the distance. Old and new in perfect balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/b012fbab-16ab-4934-9bc6-ac33cf514e3b/andrey-poletaev-fishermen-istanbul-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Fishermen in Istanbul Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 19.4" × 28.1" | 2013 | Available Fishermen line the Galata Bridge as the Hagia Sophia rises through the haze. Istanbul captured in a single timeless moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/de6a86a5-fefa-4670-bc22-352b87c05603/andrey-poletaev-the-joker-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery The Joker Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 27.9" × 20.4" | 2011 | Available Why so serious? The Joker rendered in extraordinary close-up detail — every wrinkle, every tooth, the madness in the eyes. One of the most technically demanding works in the portfolio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/c7563ac9-add2-4d97-963c-c3d86ebd40ee/andrey-poletaev-tram-24-miniature-ballpoint-pen-mixed.jpg Gallery Tram No. 24 — Miniature Ballpoint pen and mixed techniques | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2016 | Available A boy stands alone as Tram 24 approaches — bold, graphic and deeply nostalgic. A childhood memory rendered in ballpoint pen and mixed techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/1480742c-5aa8-433e-b701-692e36458be3/andrey-poletaev-magnificent-mile-chicago-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery The Magnificent Mile — Chicago Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 28.3" × 21.2" | 2015 | Available Tiffany & Co., The Peninsula, the Chicago skyline — Michigan Avenue rendered in extraordinary detail. Created in the city where Poletaev's work was first exhibited at a major museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/3f41be13-03e3-4773-8af7-ac5c0da2c9cc/andrey-poletaev-wanted-maleficent-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Wanted — Maleficent Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 30.5" × 19.6" | 2015 | Sold A wanted poster reimagined as fine art — Maleficent, dead or alive, $100,000,000 reward. Bold, theatrical, and utterly original. Part of a private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/19352ac4-601a-41db-9fc6-ad9030c8c1b9/andrey-poletaev-tram-3107-miniature-ballpoint-pen-mixed.jpg Gallery Tram No. 3107 — Miniature Ballpoint pen and mixed techniques | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2016 | Available Soviet-era Tram 3107 rolls through a summer street — passengers, shadows and the unmistakable atmosphere of another era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/b27847c6-829b-47d0-a7d5-3d8bb1330897/andrey-poletaev-streets-of-paris-blue-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Streets of Paris Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | Available Haussmann facades, scooters, a police car turning the corner — Paris captured street-level with extraordinary precision. The artist's own favorite work for its craftsmanship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/128f499d-4174-443e-beb1-37685226eb20/andrey-poletaev-tram-23-miniature-pencil.jpg Gallery Tram No. 23 — Miniature Pencil on paper | 8.25" × 11.5" | 2017 | Available Tram 23 emerges through a misty winter landscape — bare trees, power lines and the quiet poetry of an ordinary moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/19c1181c-efe2-42a8-bfb3-dc0feb8cbcaf/andrey-poletaev-dance-in-red-I-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Dance in Red I Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 21.1" × 33.8" | 2017 | Available Two figures in motion — red and black ballpoint pen creating a composition of extraordinary elegance and tension. Exhibited at the Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/edb0a7ba-5532-4fcc-a709-af4adefb5196/andrey-poletaev-end-of-summer-cityscape-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery End of Summer Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 28.7" × 21.6" | 2016 | Available A Russian Orthodox church rises above a busy city crossing — pedestrians, traffic signals and Soviet-era architecture captured in stunning blue monochrome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/ba3a7efb-e0d2-4237-bc3d-950218dedc7e/andrey-poletaev-dance-in-red-II-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Dance in Red II Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 20" × 32.2" | 2017 | Available The companion piece to Dance in Red I — and the work selected for the cover of Above Art Magazine. Exhibited at the Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago. Pure ballpoint pen at its most expressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e03ec5681c1c66631a425d/fee7af9b-da1c-4297-990f-725d6f1054d0/andrey-poletaev-sunny-day-church-cosmas-damian-ballpoint-pen.jpg Gallery Sunny Day — Church of Cosmas and Damian Ballpoint pen on Whatman paper | 28.7" × 21.6" | 2016 | Available The Church of Cosmas and Damian, built in 1794 — light, shadow and blue monochrome creating the sensation of a genuine sunny day. 250 hours. Pure ballpoint pen.