Russian Lacquer, Legends and Fairy Tales
New York: Siamese Imports, 1990.
Item #16368
ISBN: 0940202018
Hardcover, Dust Jacket
80 pp.
Condition: fine, minor defects of the dust jacket.
The first work published in the United States on an important twentieth century art form - Russian Lacquer Miniature Painting. Written by Lucy Maxym, an authority on Russian Lacquer, the book contains a comprehensive discussion of the techniques of the art as well as a history of the four villages where the artists live and work. Nineteen Russian legends and fairy tales, which are the inspiration for a majority of the paintings on the lacquer boxes and panels are illustrated with over one hundred exquisite full-color plates.
Price: $30.00
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