Show all images on one page	#003929 Title: The Fish Cathers Artist: Molodkin Daniil Size: 15x15x11.5 Size (inches): 6x6x4.5 Price : $3950 SOLD!

Daniil Molodkin is one of the most popular Mstera artists around nowadays. His grassmen theme is a favorite with all types of collectors. The success of this series by the artist can be attributed to his want to make something fresh and not something that has already been made before. To creatively come up with new themes, subjects, and ways to fit characters into a fictional world is difficult and requires a great deal of time. While many artists are reproducing older works, others like Daniil are paving the way for other artists, and creating works that will be reproduced in the future.
The work entitled "The Fishermen", continues Molodkin's grassmen theme. The box's lid and all its four sides show the dwarfs who live and work in their fantastic world. They catch fish that flies in the air like the butterflies with a butterfly net (the box's lid); transfer fish in the carriage to the market (the front side); gather fish that grow on the trees like apples (the left side); catch fish in the pond (the rear side); and sell fish in the market (the right side).
The work is painted in bright egg tempera paints. The characters' costumes, some of the fish and plants are detailed with gold paint. Molodkin's style gold leafy patterns frame the scene drawn on the box's lid, and wrap around the lid's sides.
The box is made out of paper-mache made. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The lid is hinged, and the box rests on four legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, Mstera and the title.