Show all images on one page	#007100 Title: Tale of a Hump-backed Horse Artist: Dogadin Alexander Size: 16x13x4 Size (inches): 6.25x5x1.5 Price : $795 SOLD!

Well-known Mstera artist Alexander Dogadin is the creator of this brilliant work. Here he has chosen to depict various scenes in the development of the "Tale of a Hump-backed Horse". In the beginning of the story, when one of three sons- Ivan caught the magic mare that trampled down wheat on his father's field. This mare promised Ivan to present three foals in exchange for freedom. Later two of these foals turned into the steeds with golden manes while the third one turned into the Humpbacked Little Pony. The old greedy Tsar obliged Ivan to fulfill different tasks, and the Humpbacked Little Pony always helped him. And in the end of a story instead of the tsar Ivan dipped himself in three cauldrons of boiling water, boiling milk and ice cold water, and transformed into a very handsome young man and the Tsar only boiled in the first one...
Dogadin has filled the palette with bright colors, which work to complement each other with great efficiency. The oranges and the blues are the first to come into full view in this scene. Gold paint is used in subtle amounts to highlight the scene and add flair for the eye to grasp. Throughout the composition there is a great amount of movement in the landscape, and in each of the characters.
The box is made out of paper-mache made in Mstera. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The gold line is framed the composition and and gold ornamentation is wraps around the sides of the box. This decoration is a beautiful accent to the painting and brings another aesthetic level to the piece. The box has a hinge above the composition and rests on four round legs. The work is signed and titled by the artist in gold paints. The name of the work is signed above the composition.