Show all images on one page	#002853 Title: Russian Ballet Artist: Burmistrova Larisa Size: 9.5x12x2 Size (inches): 3.75x4.75x0.75 Price : $495 SOLD!

This box, undoubtedly, will attract the admirers of the Russian Ballet that is considered to be the best among another ballet schools. Such great ballet dancers as Anna Pavlova (1881-1931), Galina Ulanova (1910-1998), Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993), Maris Liepa (1936-1989), Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948), Maya Plisetskaya (1925), Vladimir Vasiliev (1940) and many, many others won the affection of the world's audience. The Moscow Bolshoy Theatre and the St.-Petersburg Maryinsky Theatre are world-famous. Russian influence on ballet continues today, as many talented Russian ballet dancers give performances all over the world.
The theme of the Russian Ballet is very popular among Fedoskino artists, and this work painted by Loris continues this series. The scene is painted in brown, pink and turquoise tones; the costumes of the ballet dancers are detailed with gold and silver paints.
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. A hinge is fastened to the left of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. Signed with the artist's short name (Loris), and the village of Fedoskino.