Show all images on one page	#009416 Sale! Title: Russian poet Alexander Pushkin(1953) Artist: Tsygankova Galina Size: 18x13x4.5 Size (inches): 7x5x1.75 Price: $950 $799

Tsygankova (maiden name Dushina) Galina Feodorovna.
Tsygankova Galina was born in 25 Jan 1928 in a village of Svergino near Palekh.
Galina has been studied in Palekh Art School (1943-1948).
Talented artist Galina Tsiganova from the village of Palekh has painted this scene with a winter troika (three horse sleigh) speeding through the Russian countryside.
In the passanger we can easy recognize famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, portrait like similarity is obvious! Pushkin hides from the snowstorm in the sleigh while a driver encourages the horses.
Gold paint is used to detail the sledge, the characters' costumes and the horses' harnesses, manes and tails. This is work is simply amazing, very thin details!
The scene is framed with a golden dots ornament.The box's sides are decorated with rich gold paint ornamentation.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. The lid is hinged to the top of the composition, and the box rests flat.
The work is signed with the artist's name, date (1953) and the village of Palekh in gold paint.