Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942) is a favorite of connoisseurs of Russian art and illustration. Inspired by Slavic folklore, Bilibin was also a stage designer who participated in the Mir Iskusstva movement and contributed as well to the Ballets Russes (for example, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Golden Cockerel"). Bilibin studied under Ilya Repin in St. Peterburg and 1902-1904 Bilibin travelled to the Russian North, where he gained artistic inspiration from their traditional wooden architecture. He truly gained fame when he published his illustrations of Russian fairy tales, on which these exquisite nesting dolls are based.
This doll was painted by O. Popruga of Rostov-on-the-Don in 1993.

5 nest, 3 1/4" to 3/4". [#ND-PC8] 1 only

Bilibin Fairy Tales $99.00 USD

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