Santas for sale #30
This spectacular 13 X 5 inch tall hand carved, hand painted wooden Russian Santa is carrying a bird in one hand and a
decorated staff in the other hand.  The master carver has created a very beautiful face and long beard on the Father Frost
figure.  The hat is slightly tipped to one side and painted with colorful details.  The Russian artist has used the most beautiful
colors for the sunset with a medley of muted pinks and blues blended together with the falling snowflakes.  The winter scene
shows a troika with a laughing bear inside going through the countryside.   You can see the village and a snowman on the back
of the cloak.  The paintings go all around the Santa in a circular pattern so that it is one continuous scene.  This
Russian Santa
would look very majestic in a holiday centerpiece on a table or other piece of furniture.   Signed by the Russian artist.
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The Russian artist has carefully created a joyful winter scene of a troika gliding through the village on snow-covered roads
with a very merry bear laughing all the way home.  This scene is sure to please everyone with its beautiful colors and amusing
painting of the laughing bear in the troika.  You can view the scene from any angle because it is painting in a circular pattern all
around the cloak of the
Russian Santa.
The hand carved, hand painted wooden Russian Santas and matryoska nesting dolls are from Sergiev Posad, a city outside of Moscow.  
Sergiev Posad  is famous for its monasteries and wood carvers and is part of the Golden Ring towns.  Most of the wooden children's
toys, carved Father Frost figures and matroyska dolls are made and painted here.  Sergiev Posad attracts religious pilgrims as well as
tourists to its beautiful monasteries.  The first matryoska nesting doll was said to have originated in Sergiv Posad.  Many painters of the
matryoska dolls and the
Russian Santa live in Sergiev Posad and its surroundings.   The Russian artists work closely with the master
carvers.  They may specify certain facial expression to be carved, or formations of the figure.  Many of the Russian artists also like to
have the front of the cloak flat and with a large space for the painting.  It can be difficult to create a circular painting all around the cloak
when the wooden form that the carver had made allows the artist to do so.  Then, the artist must continue the scene in its entirety, rather
than painting two discrete scenes on the front and back of the cloak.  Whenever possible, it is much more highly desirable to have
paintings on both sides of the cloak.  This will be more costly, but then you can view the artwork from all possible angles on the RUSSIAN
SANTAS.     
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Price:  $559.
tiny bluebird in hand of the magnificent wooden Russian Santa
richly painted scene of back of Russian Santa cloak depicts Father Frost with huge sack and children tugging at his pack
Father Frost holds a tiny bird and gazes out with wistful, blue eyes and a merry smile
close-up of Russian Santa hand painted on cloak and wearing a bright red robe
Beautifully hand painted Russian Santa with scene painted all around the
cloak of the Santa.
12 inch tall hand carved wooden Russian Santa
had children throwing snowballs on the front of
the cloak and a large Father Frost on the back.
Father Frost figure has head tilted to
the side with a tiny bird in one hand.
This exquisitely hand painted Father Frost figure on
the back of the Santa cloak shows a sack
overflowing with toys for the children.
Price:  $1090.  Stands 12 inches tall, signed by the Russian artist
beautiful blended and muted colors of the sunset and the falling snowflakes on the hand painted scene on the cloak
finely hand crafted and hand carved face of this beautiful Russian Santa holding a bird and a staff
hand painted scene on back of cloak of Russian Santa with sunset and snow covered houses
side view of cloak shows circular motion of hand painted scene on cloak
shining blue eyes of hand painted Russian Santa
Each amazingly different Russian Santa on this page has
the finest of hand carved features.  The hand crafted
Russian Santas feature the most detailed paintings for the
facial features and for the scenes on the cloak.  The
Russian Santas may also carry a bird in one hand and they
almost always have a staff at their side.  The wooden staff
may be ornately painted to resemble jewels or it may be a
simple but gnarled walking stick.  
The softly muted and blended colors in the hand
painted sunset are circular and go all around the
cloak of the
Russian Santa.  The artist has also
created snowflakes over the sky in beautiful
patterns.  There is a snowman and you can see
the homes of the villagers, all snow-covered, and
welcoming in the coming darkness of the night.  All
of the hand crafted
Russian Santas depict some
scene from Russian life or fairy tales, or Russian
traditions.  The Father Frost figure also holds a
staff in one hand and a bird in his other hand.  He
wears a brightly colored and tilted hat.  There are
pictures on both the front and back of the cloak.
Different views of circular pattern on cloak
of wooden
Russian Santa.   The
snowflakes are falling from the sky in the
snow-covered village.
Wonderful hand carved Russian
Santas
This Russia Santa holds a bird in his hand and smiles every so gently
fabulous hand painted scenes on both the front and back of the cloak of children playing outside on a winter's day in Russia