:: SUPERB RUSSIAN LACQUER ART BOX BY FEDOSKINO (Федоскино) SENIOR MASTER ARTIST DUBOVIKOV ::

Magnificent PANORAMA Painting on a Large Scalloped Box : 'Kizhi - Cathedral of the Transfiguration'

. An absolutely breath-taking Fedoskino Russian Lacquer Art box, showing the quintessential Russian countryside with its vast expanse and stark beauty of Land and Sky, created in 2001 by Fedoskino Master Artist - Yuri Leonidovich Dubovikov - signed and dated, measuring 9.25 x 6.34 x 2.48 inches (23.50 x 16.10 x 6.30 cm). .

K I Z H I : ... is a small island on the northeast shore of Lake Onega in Russia. It is home to an Outdoor Museum of the Wooden Architecture, so typical of the Russian North. The most remarkable creation of Kizhi is faithfully depicted here on Dubovikov's Russian lacquer box masterpiece: It is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, built in 1714 entirely from fir and pine timber without the use of a single nail. Thirty thousand shingles on twenty one separate cupolas are found on the exterior's five tiers.

Legend has it that the entire structure was built single-handedly by a skilled peasant named Nestor Maximovich Oshevnev, using only his ax. Upon completion of this immense undertaking, he is said to have thrown his trusted ax into Lake Onega exclaiming: "There never was before, nor will there ever be again, such as this."

Yuri DUBOVIKOV, a Decorated Fedoskino Master, ...

... has blended his knowledge of Nature and of Architecture to create this magnificent Panorama. The wide angle of his ingenious composition allows the viewer to experience not only the grandeur of the Cathedral, but also the majesty of its setting. In rich variations of greens, yellows and browns he defines the grassy foreground as being lush and fertile. Translucent oil paints are masterfully applied to the numerous mother-of-pearl inlays to generate tremendous depth-of-field. In order to bring the natural setting into perfect harmony, Dubovikov offsets the vivid colors of the clouds in the sky with those of the water in the lake. By doing so, he puts the cathedral and the surrounding land into a horizontal frame that is wide open in each direction: Notice, how the cathedral, the belfry and the smaller chapel are set apart just enough, so that one's eye does not focus strictly on them, but rather scans smoothly from side to side. . Medium: paper-mache, multiple mother-of-pearl inlays, opaque and translucent oil paint, lacquer and gold GALLERY List: - SOLD - . .

:: Only the most talented and experienced Russian Lacquer Master Artist can produce such a powerful and compelling panoramic tableau. :: Go to the Inventory of THE RUSSIAN LACQUER BOXES Fine Art CATALOG

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