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The Peddlers

The Peddlers

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V. Baikalova

Written in an authentically folkloric style, this nineteenth century poem tells a simple and tragic story of two peddlers, Tichonych and Vanya, who are robbed and murdered by an impoverished forester, leaving Vanya’s beloved, Katya, to wait in vain for his return. The happier part of the poem—Vanya’s courtship— became widely known as a folk song, Korobeiniki (The Peddlers), which remains very popular to this day. The three distinct scenes on the box represent (from left to right) Vanya’s courtship of Katya, a successful trading day for the peddlers, and, finally, the murder scene in the dark of the forest.
Artist
V. Baikalova
(Russian)
Title
The Peddlers
Date
1996
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
6 x 2 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.39
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 15, no. 51

  • Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/18/2006–1/14/2007

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