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#006372

Title: Smaug- The Golden Dragon
Artist: Zhiryakov Alexey
Size: 16.5x8x3.5
Size (inches): 6.5x3x1.25
Price : $950 SOLD!

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Description:

This exceptional box was painted by the established Palekh painter Alexey Zhiryakov. Born in 1974, in Palekh , Alexey Zhiryakov, comes from the family of artists. His parents are the famous Palekh artists, Yevgeniy and Galina Zhiryakovs.
The box depicts a fictional character of the novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is a dragon, and the main antagonist within the story. He is presented in the novel as a fire-spouting, winged dragon. He was invulnerable because his body was covered with diamond scales.
The box demonstrates Zhiraykov's unique style of painting. Each minute detail has been elaborately worked out to organize a single, stylish composition. The dragon is painted in bright red tempera paints while the rest part of the composition is drawn in cold blues. This contrast is very beautiful. Gold and aluminum paint is used throughout the scene with exceptional skill that brings to life the colors in the composition.
The box is made out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The box's exterior is decorated with fantastic plants painted in blue tempera paints and outlined with gold. Gold and aluminum filigree patterns cover the box's sides as an additional decoration. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on four rounded legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, Palekh, the title and the year of 2011.




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