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Russian Icon Harmony in Red
Ref: 2843
A traditional Russian icon with 3 tier "strip cartoon" illustrations of the Holy Mother and Child and various saints with inscriptions in Cyrillic. This work appealed to us for its harmony of colour and design. There are 18 figures and 5 scenes but the palette approach is restrained with a wash of earthy red pigment harmonising the whole. Less is more recalling Matisse's dictum "to perfect is to reduce to the simple".
Russian 18th or 19th cent.
H: 28.5cm (11.2in)
W: 24cm (9.4in)
D: 2.5cm (1.0in)
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