Description
- One of a kind Shelf Sitter Grandparents.
- Hand-carved and hand painted
- Vladim is internationally known for both his own work and his work with fellow artist Simouhin. Examples are found in the Filippova book on Matryoshka. Vadim is a multitalented artist with a gift for knife-carvings, which run the range from serious subjects as elegant 3 foot tall statuettes of Catherine the Great to such whimsical creations as babushkas sitting on park benches with chickens in their laps or carvings of loving couples.
- He is 8 3/4 inches from head to toe, she is 8 1/4 inches. They are both about 4 3/4 inches across the belly.
- Our Russian folk art and nesting dolls business "Cat In Shoes" was founded in 1993! If you are a long-time or serious collector of nesting dolls, then there is a good chance you have something from us in your collection. We import directly from the artists and for the past two decades have maintained important friendships and business relationships with the most sought-after artists and cooperatives in Russia.
This happy couple, hand-carved and hand-painted individually by Vladim Vietlin will enliven your home with their whimsical warmth. Sit them on your bookcase or end table and they smile back at you. Vladim is internationally known for both his own work and his work with fellow artist Simouhin. Examples are found in the Filippova book on Matryoshka. Vadim is a multitalented artist with a gift for knife-carvings, which run the range from serious subjects as elegant 3 foot tall statuettes of Catherine the Great to such whimsical creations as babushkas sitting on park benches with chickens in their laps or carvings of loving couples.
