In 1939-1940, V. Sakson participated in a competition of children’s drawings held in the memory of Pushkin in which his works stood out and his artistic talents were recognized.

It was under siege that he first learned that he had been born under a lucky star – a friend of his whom he had been holding was killed in his arms during the raid by a stray bullet.

During his studies he became involved with a traveling theater group, creating sets for their performances of Trembita and Free Wind.

He painted portraits, landscapes, decorative compositions, worked as a theatre artist and in Art illustration.

In the eighties V. Sakson was commissioned to create five murals for the Admiralteyskaya factory reflecting the glorious history of the Russian fleet.

Attention to the faces in his portraits – whether of an old Uzbek potter or of a fashionista – yields their character’s personal traits, which attracted Sakson.

His paintings reside in art museums and private collections in Russia, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, England, and other countries.