Show all images on one page	#004398 Title: Alice in Wonderland Artist: Knyazev Sergey Size: 19x15.5x4.5 Size (inches): 7.5x6x1.75 Price : $2450 SOLD!

One of the top Fedoskino artists, Sergey Knyazev, created this exquisite work. His otherworldly style and subtle palette are as unmistakable as they are stunning. This work reflects the artist's impressions from Lewis Carroll's classic tale “Alice in Wonderland”.
On the box's lid Knyazev has painted the moment from the beginning of the tale. Alice is falling down through the Rabbit's hole and penetrates into the Wonderland. The scene is painted in delicate violet and pink tones. Silver powder shines through the oils creating a sparkle of the bridge, the sea and the castle painted in the background. The depth of the sky is produced with the help of a mother-of-pearl inlay. Mother-of-pearl inlays that shine brightly with violet, green, pink, orange and blue undertones can be found in the Rabbit's ears, in some grass, in the leaves of roses and in the area around the ship painted in the foreground. Some areas of the composition like the Rabbit's ears are crafted three-dimensionally.
The box's exterior is covered with silver powder, and this silver area is additionally covered with light violet oils. On this silver-violet background the artist has painted beautiful flowers using oil paints. On the box's front side Knyazev has painted the sheet of paper, and written on it the following phrase: “If you want to find yourself in a fairy-tale you should have a strong desire”. The box's interior is covered with red lacquer. On the lid's interior the artist has written in gold his name, the title (“Alice's Flight to the Wonderland”), Fedoskino and the year of 2008. This box is made of high quality papier mache. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom.
Here we present you Knyazev's annotation to this work: “The work is made in the style of fantasy with a philosophic bias. Alice's rich fantasy and her child's curiosity were the keys that opened an abstract window into the Wonderland. With the help of high-quality mother-of-pearl, silver powder and transparent paints, the effect of three-dimensionality has been achieved. The scene is painted in pink and violet tones that reflect my impressions from the tale.