#902442 Title: Fire Artist: Chirkova. Size (cm): 3.5x9.5x2.5 Size (inches): 1.5x4x1.25 Price : $1350 SOLD!

 

Description:

Svetlana Chirkova is an established Fedoskino artist who is responsible for this beautiful lacquer box. Chirkova specializes in portrait genre, and has already created a series of astonishing female portraits. She has a recognizable painting style, and tries to produce the works of her own designs. The piece is called "Fire", and shows the artist's fantasy on this theme.Here she depicts her vision of a fire. While looking at this divine gift Svetlana imagines the beautiful woman dressed in the red dress. This woman is as wonderful and dangerous as the divine fire.The portrait is painted against the shining silver and light orahge and pink background. The box's sides are decorated with pink, orange and red oil paint. The box is constructed from paper-mache. Red lacquer covers the interior of the work. A hinge has been fastened to the left of the scene, and the box rests on the flat bottom. Chirkova has written her name, the title, and Fedoskino on the box's exterior bottom.