Palekh miniature is a folk craft that developed in the village of Palekh, Vyaznikovsky district, Vladimir province (now Palekh district, Ivanovo region). The lacquer miniature is made with tempera on papier-mâché. Usually boxes, caskets, egg capsules, brooches, panels, ashtrays, tie pins, pincushions, etc. are painted. Palekh has been famous for its icon painters since pre-Petrine times. Palekh icon painting reached its greatest flourishing in the 18th - early 19th centuries. The local style developed under the influence of the Moscow, Novgorod, Stroganov and Yaroslavl schools. In addition to icon painting, the Palesians were engaged in monumental painting, participating in the painting and restoration of churches and cathedrals, including the Faceted Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin, the temples of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, and the Novodevichy Convent. In 1918, artists created the Palekh artistic decorative artel, which was engaged in painting on wood. The founders of the Palekh style are Ivan Golikov and Alexander Glazunov, in whose Moscow workshop Ivan Golikov wrote the first work in the so-called Palekh style. The people of Palestine became acquainted with the new material papier-mâché, which for a century had been the basis for Fedoskin’s lacquer miniatures. The masters mastered the new material, transferring to it the traditional technology of tempera painting for ancient Russian icons and the conventional style of the image. For the first time, Palekh miniatures on papier-mâché, commissioned by the Handicraft Museum, were presented at the All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition in 1923, where they were awarded a 2nd degree diploma. Typical subjects of Palekh miniatures are borrowed from everyday life, literary works of the classics, fairy tales, epics and songs. A number of compositions are based on the traditions of classical art. The works are usually done with tempera paints on a black background and painted in gold. The works of Palekh masters are kept in numerous museums in Russia and abroad.
* Palekh. Year – 1970s Size – 6.3x15x3.8. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:At the bottom of the image is the author’s inscription: “Firebird”, Golovneva.”
* Palekh. Size – 16x14x5. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
* Palekh. Year – 1950s Size – h-33 Technique – Metal, casting, painting
Description:Engraving on the base: “For 1st place in hockey 1969 to the Red Path State Farm”
* Palekh. Year – 1954 Size – 20x12x6. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:At the bottom of the image is the author’s inscription: “1954 Kuharkina.”
* Palekh. Year – 1973 Size – 3.2x9x3. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting.
Description:At the bottom of the image is the author’s inscription: “No. 7784 Palekh 1973 Samokhin.”
* Palekh. Year – 1976 Size – d-8.3. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:At the bottom of the image there is the author’s inscription: “No. 5554. Palekh Z. Vyugina 1976,” at the bottom there is the inscription: “Made in USSR.”
* Palekh. Year – Mid-twentieth century. Size – 10.7x10.7x3. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
* Palekh. Year – 1954 Size – 10.3x9.8x5.5. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:At the bottom of the image is the author’s inscription: “2798 G. Markova village Palekh 1954.”
* Palekh. Year – 1960 Size – 12.5x17.7x5. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:At the bottom there is the author's inscription: "6583 Palekh V. Petrov 1960."
* Palekh. Year – 1950s Size – 15x10x4.5. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:At the bottom there is the author's inscription: "Danila" p. Kholui Putilova G. 1976."
* Palekh. Year – 1978 Size – 6.3x12.3x3.3. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:At the bottom of the image is the author's inscription: "6603 Palekh 1978 A. Trusov." On the bottom there is an inscription: "Made in USSR".
* Palekh. Year – 1953 Size – 12x20x6. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:Author's inscription at the bottom right: "A. Semenova Palekh 1953." Sold.
* Palekh. Size – 13x9.5x3. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:Sold.
* Palekh. Year – 1960s Size – h-33. Technique – Metal, casting, painting.
Description:Engraving on the base: "For 1st place in hockey. 1969. To the Red Path state farm."
Past auction №190 25 February 2025 19:00
* Palekh. Size – 16х14х5. Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.
Description:The author's signature and title are on the bottom of the casket.
Next auction №193 June 17, 2025
* Palekh. Year – 1954 Size – 20x12x6. Technique – Papier-mâché, lacquer miniature technique.
Description:The inscription at the bottom right is "1954 Kuharkina".
Auction № 152 "Auction of the season" March 19, 2019
* Palekh. Year – 1956 Size – 17.2x12.5x5.3. Technique – Papier-mâché, oil, varnish.
Auction № 164 Auction 164 March 30, 2021
* Palekh. Year – 1935 Size – 27.4x34. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting.
Auction № 80 "Triumph of Socialist Realism" October 25, 2008
* Palekh. Year – 1928 Size – 8.9x14.1x3.5. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting.
* Palekh. Year – 1948 Size – 13x18x4. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting.
* Palekh. Year – 1934 Size – 7.4x11x2.7. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting.
* Palekh. Year – 1949 Size – 20.4x26.4x8.5. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting.
* Palekh. Year – 1967 Size – 13.9x20x4.5. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting.
* Palekh. Year – 1930 Size – 31.2x41.2. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting, Karelian birch, bone, photographs.
* Palekh. Year – 1930s Size – h - 148. Technique – Wood, carving, polishing, tinting, polychrome painting.
Description:Ryabov B.E.
* Palekh. Year – 1942 Size – 9.2x25.6x4.5. Technique – Papier-mâché, tempera, miniature painting.
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