Show all images on one page	#005921 Title: Winter Outdoors Artist: Shemarov Alexander Size: 13x8.5x17.5 Size (inches): 5x3.25x7 Price : $1250 SOLD!

This large Palekh box has been painted by Alexander Shemarov. It shows happy Russian peasants enjoying a frosty, winter day. They sleigh down a snowy hill, skate on the pond, make a snowman, ski, play hockey, ride a troika and admire whirling snowflakes that so beautifully glisten in the sun.
Almost the entire surface of the box's exterior is covered with superb, Palekh style painting. The palette is filled with various shades of cold blues suitable for reproduction of a winter landscape whereas the characters' costumes are painted in warm red, orange and brown tones. Painting human figures in bright, festive colors is a recognizable trait of the traditional style of Palekh lacquered miniature. Another Palekh trademark is not to color the sky even through the scene is supposed to have taken during the day, and also very intricate and rich gold and aluminum detailing. Aluminum paint is used more than the gold paint to create a charming sparkle of the snow-covered ground and the snowflakes swirling in the air whereas gold paint is mostly used to detail the characters' costumes.
The box is constructed out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. Gold and aluminum paints are used in the patterns that decorate the box's exterior. The patterns are both precise, fine, and add a considerable amount of aesthetic value to the box. The lid is hinged, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, the year of 2010 and the village of Palekh.