Show all images on one page	#002189 Title: Snowmaiden Artist: Dmitriev Sergey Size: 14.5x9.5x4 Size (inches): 5.75x3.75x1.5 Price : $780 SOLD!

This box painted by Sergey Dmitriev of Kholuy depicts a scene from the fairy tale, "The Snowmaiden." This is the part of the tale when Father Frost and Faire Spring take their only daughter to the doorstep of an old married couple who was not able to have children. The old couple do not know that the Snowmaiden is the daughter of the rulers of Winter and Spring, they are just happy that they have a child to take care of and call their own.
The artist's color choice for this piece is vibrant greens that fit well within the parameters of the natural theme of the story. By placing the male subjects on the outer points of the composition and the female subjects in the inner, with the Snowmaiden being the center, the artist creates balance and structure in the painting. The artist paints this piece in the icon painting style that gives no regard to spatial and temporal structures that we are all familiar with. For example, all of the characters in the scene are standing in close proximity to one another. However in the story Father Frost and Faire Spring are actually at a distance watching the couple greet their daughter for the first time.
Gold and aluminum floral ornamentation frames the composition. The same ornamentation wraps around the box's sides, but it is a little bigger in size.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the work while red lacquer completes the interior of the box. The lid is hinged from the top of the composition. The box rests upon a small platform. The work is signed and titled by the artist in gold paints at the bottom of the composition.