Books about Russian Folk Art

RUSSIAN SOUVENIR "Matryoshka",
Temporarily out of stock
Author: L.Solovjeva
95 pages, a lot of pictures
Language: English

Author of this album has put together the most interesting information available about Matryoshka Dolls along with wonderful pictures from the best Russian artists of all times! This is the most comprehensive history of Matryoshka Dolls begining from the very first dolls made in Russia and even dolls from Japan made by Russian monk centuries ago!

RUSSIAN SOUVENIR "Easter Eggs",
Temporarily out of stock

Author: L.Solovjeva
95 pages, a lot of pictures
Language: English

Easter eggs are well-known Russian memorabilia, whose fame outside of this country is probably second only to painted wooden matryoshka dolls. Fascinating stories from ancient, pre-Christian time eggs till Modern Easter eggs by individual authors will open for you a whole new world, a featrue in the living image of Russia.

The Rissian art of lacquer miniatures is rooted in remote ages. It is a part of the rich popular spiritual culture. Lacquer painting is an irrepitable element of the artistic surrounding, in which the Russians live, and their sacrament to the beauty of the world. The lacquer miniature is notable for the elegance of its forms, fine brush mastery, recherche colour ranges, the portry images. Fedoskino, 200 years of which Russia celebrated in 1990s, has luckily united all these folk art components.

"Russian painted shop signs and avant-garde artists"
Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad. 1991
Price $39.00 Author: A. Povelikhina and Y.Kovtun
200 pages, 275 pictures and photos. Biographies of over than 50 Russian Avant-garde Artists.
Language: English