Show all images on one page	#006690 Title: The May Night (after Gogol's novel) Artist: Molev Vasiliy Size: 24x18x6.5 Size (inches): 9.5x7x2.5 Price : $1250 SOLD!

Puzanov-Molev Vasiliy Dmitriyevich (1892 - 1961)
Vasily Dmitrievich Puzanov-Molev, one of the seminal figures in Kholuy lacquer miniature art, was born on November 17, 1892, into the family of a cobbler. After finishing a four-year elementary school he entered the Kholuy icon-painting school. His teacher was E.A. Zarin. In 1909, after finishing the school with honours, V.D. Puzanov-Molev was sent to the Stroganov Art School in Moscow.