Paintings displayed at Cyril Lanskoy's exhibition booth.[Photo by He Keyao/chinadaily.com.cn]

"A lot of Chinese customers came to my French gallery, also in Russia. Then I thought it would be nice to go directly to China, then I can see the culture and study some new things, or provide paintings directly to customers here," Lanskoy said.

Lanskoy first came to China three years ago and staged exhibitions in many cities such as Beijing Shanghai and Guangzhou.

"My dream is to make people happy. When I see our regular customers get what they want. I feel happy too."