Show all images on one page	#008760 New! Title: Northern Expedition Artist: Valyalin Alexey Size: 14.5x14.5x4 Size (inches): 5.75x5.75x1.5 Price: $495

This splendid box was painted by talented artist Alexey Valyalin of Fedoskino.
Since boyhood, Alexey has been fascinated with the sea. At one point his father took him to the Museum of Art in Feodosia (Crimea) during their vacation to the Black Sea. This art museum was converted from the studio of Ivan Aivazovsky, Russia's greatest seascape artist who was born, raised and eventually finished his career in Feodosia. Since then Alexey is an admirer of Aivazovsky's works. Valyalin is specialized on painting Sea and sea related scenes.
On this box Valyalin has painted northern Sea with icebergs. A ship with sails came between the icebergs and the sailors are out from it on the small boats.
The painting is very accurate and looks real.
The composition is framed with two gold lines. Two other parallel gold lines are decorated the box's sides.
The box's interior is traditionally covered with red lacquer. The box is made out of paper-mache. The box's lid is hinged from the top of the scene. The box is rests flat.The work is signed with the artist's name and Fedoskino.