Christmas Fortune-Telling (2008)Oil painting by Simon Kozhin

The theme of the pursuit of luck is embodied in the painting "Holy Fortune-telling" and in the film "Fortune-telling. Night on Ivan Kupala". The sacred meaning of the latter is born from mixed representations of pagan and Christian rites. Since ancient times, people have found solace in the witches. Sometimes these superstitions served as fun, jokes, mixed with games. Fortunetellers at different times of the year, in accordance with local, village customs, fortunetelling significantly changed in each county. V. I. Dahl describes fortune-telling on cards, coffee, the Psalter, sieve, eggs, wax, needles, lead, mirrors, water, chicken, beans, and holy (baptismal) fortune-telling.
Exhibition:
2011 “Russian Classical Painting”, exhibition in Yantai People’s Republic of China. “Russian Classical Painting”, exhibition mounted at the Yellow River Art Gallery, Dongying, People’s Republic of China.

Materials used:

Oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 97 x 77 x 4.5cm (framed) / 80 x 60cm (actual image size)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: People and portraits

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