Columns first: fluted, monumental, straight out of the classical world. Then the rest of the picture arrives: an old washing machine dumped at their base, household junk scattered where offerings might once have stood. Past and Present is built on that single collision and plays it straight-faced: the architecture painted with respect, the rubbish with equal care, and the commentary left entirely to the viewer.

It is a painting about how cultural heritage actually lives, not behind museum glass but next door to our appliances. In an interior it behaves the way a sharp caricature behaves on a page: read in a moment, slow to wear out. Guests catch the joke instantly; the details keep unpacking for months.

The work is acrylic on canvas, 90 × 70 cm: a mid-size format that holds its own in a living room, study or hallway without claiming the whole wall. Saturated colour and hard contours are what acrylic does best, and this composition leans on both.

Like every painting in the catalogue, this is a one-off: painted and signed by Ksenia Derr, with no prints or copies issued. The canvas is sold unstretched and travels rolled in a tube; putting it onto stretcher bars is routine work for any framer, and whether to add a frame after that is a matter of taste.

One buyer will get it. It is in stock and leaves a few days after the order is confirmed, shipped free with tracking. Write through the order form to reserve it, and if the subject appeals at another size, a commissioned variant can be discussed.