*The Dream of El Dorado* (2026) Original Oil Painting by Yurii Novikov

There are dreams that belong to a single person, and there are dreams that belong to humanity itself. *El Dorado* is one of them—the legendary golden city that has existed for centuries at the edge of imagination, somewhere beyond the known world, waiting to be discovered.
The journey depicted here is not simply a search for gold. El Dorado becomes a metaphor for the ultimate dream—the place we imagine will finally make us complete, the destination toward which we direct our hopes, ambitions, and imagination.
Painted in oil on canvas, this original surrealist work combines historical imagery, cartographic symbolism, adventure, and fantasy. It invites the viewer to become an explorer for a moment and ask a timeless question:
*What is your El Dorado?*
Perhaps it is a place. Perhaps it is success, freedom, love, discovery, or a dream that has not yet found its destination.

Materials used:

oil, canvas varnish

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 65 x 100 x 2cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky