Show all images on one page	#007375 Title: The first frost Artist: Kirsanov Sergey Size: 12x9x4.5 Size (inches): 4.75x3.5x1.75 Price : $475 SOLD!

Sergey Kirsanov from the village of Fedoskino is an expert in painting landscapes. In his works he doesn't exaggerate the modest beauty of Russian countryside, and finds a special charm in ramshackle peasant houses, small wooden churches, and dirty village roads. This demonstrates his sincere love to his native land...
Here the artist depicts the view of a Russian village located on the opposite side of lake. The small trees on the front of the composition have no leaves, the roofs of the houses are painted white, showing the frost and ice on them.The frost came before the first snow, so everything must melted, but winter is very close...
Green, gray, blue and pink tones suitable for reproduction of a this day are predominate here. A piece of mother-of-pearl is set into the whole area of the sky to create a pinkish glow of the sunset and another piece of mother-of-pearl is shining through the waters of the lake.
The scene is framed with a gold line, two another parallel gold lines are decorated the sides of the box.
The box is constructed out of paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to cover the exterior of the box, while red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The box has a hinge from the top of the scene, and rests on a flat bottom.
The box is signed by the artist.