Russian Santas
for sale #21
for sale #21
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Beautiful hand carved, hand painted Russian Santa. This Father Frost figure is entirely carved by hand by a master
carver in the Sergiev Posad region. It is carved from a single piece of aged linden wood. The front of the Santa's cloak
has a wonderful painting of two children making a snowman. You can see the Russian countryside in the background on
a snowy day. The sack that the Russian Santa has hoisted over his shoulder also has a scene painted on it. The scene
depicted on the Russian Santa's sack is a village on a winter day. This intricately carved Russian Santa stands 12
inches tall and 6 inches across the base. He carries a removable staff in his hand. The face of this Russian Santa has
wonderfully expressive eyes and a long flowing beard. The Santa is signed by the Russian artist.
carver in the Sergiev Posad region. It is carved from a single piece of aged linden wood. The front of the Santa's cloak
has a wonderful painting of two children making a snowman. You can see the Russian countryside in the background on
a snowy day. The sack that the Russian Santa has hoisted over his shoulder also has a scene painted on it. The scene
depicted on the Russian Santa's sack is a village on a winter day. This intricately carved Russian Santa stands 12
inches tall and 6 inches across the base. He carries a removable staff in his hand. The face of this Russian Santa has
wonderfully expressive eyes and a long flowing beard. The Santa is signed by the Russian artist.
Russian Santa with sack over
shoulder and snowman painting.
shoulder and snowman painting.
Close-up of children and snowman
on Santa's cloak.
on Santa's cloak.
Snowman painting on Father Frost
cloak.
cloak.
Face of Russian
Santa.
Santa.
Closeup of painting on
sack of Santa.
sack of Santa.
Hand carved features on face of Russian Santa.
back of cloak with
sack
sack
Full side view showing sack,
painted cloak and profile
ofwooden Father Frost figure.
painted cloak and profile
ofwooden Father Frost figure.
Stout Russian Santa with painting of
Father Frost on cloak.
Father Frost on cloak.
closeup of carved face of Santa with
long beard (1 available- $699.)
long beard (1 available- $699.)
Full view of face of Santa
This merry Santa stands 13 inches tall and 8 inches across
the base. The Russian Santa is signed by the artist.
the base. The Russian Santa is signed by the artist.
The massive, hand carved wooden Russian Santa is
an impressive 14 inches tall, very heavy, and 8 inches
across the base. Signed by the Russian artist.
an impressive 14 inches tall, very heavy, and 8 inches
across the base. Signed by the Russian artist.
Beautifully painted
cloak of Father Frost
with great attention
paid to detail. Please
click on the thumbnail
to enlarge the photo.
cloak of Father Frost
with great attention
paid to detail. Please
click on the thumbnail
to enlarge the photo.
The Russian artist has painted designs on each mitten
and a snowflake pattern on the cloak ( 1 available -
$750.)
and a snowflake pattern on the cloak ( 1 available -
$750.)
This hand carved, hand painted
Russian Santa figure has blue eyes
and a fine, flowing beard. Very
beautiful face carved by the master
carver. (1 available- $789.)
Russian Santa figure has blue eyes
and a fine, flowing beard. Very
beautiful face carved by the master
carver. (1 available- $789.)
Reverse view of painted sack and floral
cloak.
cloak.
Closeup view of painted sack with laughing bear in
troika.
troika.
Scene from front of Russian
Santa cloak of Father Frost and
child on a snowy day.i
Santa cloak of Father Frost and
child on a snowy day.i
Each master carver has his own unique style of carving. The faces, the cloak, the placement of the
sack and the overall girth of the Santa are all individually determined and created by the carver. When
asked if there were any female master carvers, the reply was that it took great strength in the arms to
carve the figures from the linden wood. Observations made in the summer of 2009 did bear out this fact
as the sinewy, muscular arms of the carver honed out the form of the Russian Santa.
When the painter chose to design a floral background on the cloak of the Russian Santa, as much effort
and detail was put into the painting of that cloak as with a scene. Some artists even use a specialized
technique whereby a type of opaque haze is placed over the colors and this creates a transparent
second coating over the original colors. Each hand carved, hand painted Russian Santa is a work of art
and an expression of the artist and the carver.
sack and the overall girth of the Santa are all individually determined and created by the carver. When
asked if there were any female master carvers, the reply was that it took great strength in the arms to
carve the figures from the linden wood. Observations made in the summer of 2009 did bear out this fact
as the sinewy, muscular arms of the carver honed out the form of the Russian Santa.
When the painter chose to design a floral background on the cloak of the Russian Santa, as much effort
and detail was put into the painting of that cloak as with a scene. Some artists even use a specialized
technique whereby a type of opaque haze is placed over the colors and this creates a transparent
second coating over the original colors. Each hand carved, hand painted Russian Santa is a work of art
and an expression of the artist and the carver.