Horse

This horse, from the Russian Horses series, is hand carved from bass wood, painted red and covered with linseed oil in the tradition of toys of the Russian North. The elongated shape and plastic contour of the toy adds dynamics and movement, and the triangular-notched geometric carving takes us back centuries to those times when the image of a horse was the most powerful amulet for a person.

Oil varnish, Tempera, Linden wood, Sculpture

Crafted by

Dmitriy Chekuchinov