Show all images on one page	#009109 Title: Ballet Dancer Artist: Sverlova Galina Size: 19x19x4 Size (inches): 7.5x7.5x1.5 Price : $499 SOLD!

This box was painted by a talented Fedoskino artist Sverlova Galina.
This box may attract the admirers of the Russian Ballet that is considered to be the best among another ballet schools. Such great ballet dancers as Anna Pavlova (1881-1931), Galina Ulanova (1910-1998), Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993), Maris Liepa (1936-1989), Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948), Maya Plisetskaya (1925), Vladimir Vasiliev (1940) and many, many others won the affection of the world's audience. The Moscow Bolshoy Theatre and the St.Petersburg's Maryinsky Theatre are the world famous. Russian influence on ballet continues today, as many talented Russian ballet dancers give performances all over the World.
The theme of the Russian Ballet is very popular among Fedoskino artists, and this work continues this series. The background of the box is painted in brown/gray tones with some fading maple leaves; the costume of the lady-dancer is snow-white. Looking at the box you having the impression, that the dancer is weightless! The quality of the painting is outstanding, details of the costume are just amazing!
The painting is framed with a gold line. Two parallel gold lines are decorating the sides of the box.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. A hinge is fastened to the top of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The box is signed with the name of the artist.