Sculpture “Ivanushka and the Firebird”

Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: 14.5 × 10 cm.

USSR, LFZ, author of the model G. P. Yakimova, 1960s. Porcelain; painting, lustre, gilding. Marks: in blue “LFZ”, markings. Condition: in good condition, wear, professional restoration. Dimensions: height – 19 cm, base – 14.5 x 10 cm. A similar figurine is published in the catalogue “Soviet Porcelain 1917–1991: An Illustrated Reference and Identification Guide with a Directory of Factory Marks and Prices. Catalogue 2012–2013”, I. Pelinsky, M. Safonova, p. 382. Galina Petrovna Yakimova (1906–1976) – Sculptor. She was born in Vyatka Governorate. In 1924–1926 she studied in the sculpture department of the Leningrad Art and Industry Technical School. In 1927–1931 she studied in the architecture faculty of IZhSA. In 1931–1932 she worked as an architect at Lenzhilgrazhdanproekt. In 1933 she was admitted to the Union of Architects of the RSFSR. From 1934 to 1940 she studied in the sculpture faculty of IZhSA. Member of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR since 1941. She also worked in other materials – plaster – “Stakhanovite Torkhanova”. At LFZ she created sculptures based on Russian fairy tales. Her works were painted by E. N. Lupanova and I. I. Riznich. She took part in art exhibitions, including the All-Union Art Exhibition (Moscow, 1949). Her works are held in the State Russian Museum and the LFZ Museum. D24/435