Show all images on one page	#001867 Title: Lubava Artist: Dmitriev Sergey Size: 12.5x12.5x6.5 Size (inches): 5x5x2.5 Price : $550 SOLD!

Sergey Dmitriyev of Kholuy painted this beautiful composition. His art and his style are a product of self evolution which he has worked very hard on. He has made himself into a great artist by using his God-given talents to their fullest. It isn't surprising that his work gets better with every painting he completes.
The composition shows a romantic scene from peasant life. It's a sunny winter day. The beautiful girl whose name is Lyubava goes home with a yoke on her shoulders to ease the burden of heavy buckets of water. Behind her back there is the landscape typical for Russian countryside.
The artist paints using nearly a grayscale palette, which he injects with soft yellows, whites and browns. This effectively duplicates the sense of a cold winter day, where snow could come at anytime and the clouds shroud the suns's light. Gold and aluminum paints are used to detail the composition, which add to the delicate ambiance of the scene.
The box is originally designed, and constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. Gold ornamentation accented with aluminum paints creates a floral medley that wraps around the sides of the lid. Gold and aluminum designs also decorate the box's bottom border. The lid isn't hinged and the box rests on three legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, the village (Kholui), and the title ("Lyubava") at the bottom of scene.