Show all images on one page	#008065 Title: Vasilisa the Beautiful Artist: Gelisheva Ludmila Size: 15.5x12x4.5 Size (inches): 6x4.75x1.75 Price : $375 SOLD!

This attractive Palekh box is a creation of Gelisheva Ludmila. Ludmila currently resides in Palekh, as a well-established Palekh artist. The themes of her works are for the most part folklore and genre scenes.
The box shows a scene from the Russian folk fairy-tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful". Here we can see the moment when Vasilisa meets one of three riders. The hut of Baba-Yaga on chicken legs can be found on the left part of the composition between the trees.
The scene is painted in various shades of green and blue tempera paints against the black lacquered background. Gelisheva enhances details with brilliant gold paint that makes the composition radiate with a tremendous glow.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. The exterior of the box is painted with black lacquer while the interior is completed with dark red lacquer. The edges of the lid are adorned with a gold pattern, whereas the box's sides are decorated with more complex gold ornament. A hinge is fastened to the top of the composition and the box rests on the four legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, Palekh, and the year of 2015.