Show all images on one page	#009159 Title: Tale of a Fire Bird Artist: Osipova Larisa Size: 18x12.5x5 Size (inches): 7x5x2 Price : $625 SOLD!

This piece was painted by the well-known Fedoskino artist Osipova Larisa.
It shows a scene from the popular Russian folk tale "Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf". The tale tells about the adventures of the Prince Ivan Tsarevich and his companion the Grey Wolf, a magician. The Wolf ate the horse of Ivan Tsarevich and to redress a wrong, he helped Ivan in several quests: to get a Firebird, to get a horse with a golden mane, and to get a beautiful princess. Here we can seea moment when Prince Ivan has brought a Fire-Bird to the Tsar.
Intricate painting technique and rich imagination help the artist to reproduce vividly the fantastic world of a Russian fairy-tale. Beautifully combined oil paints and gold detailing fill this world with bright colors and magic luster.
The composition is framed witha gold line, two parallel gold lines are wraps around the sides of the box.
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 top of the composition, and the box rests on a wavy platform. The work is signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino and the year of 2019.