Mavka (2018)Acrylic painting by Alexander Koltakov

Original one of a kind acrylic on canvas painting.
Mavka (aka niavka, navka, from Old Slavic nav ‘the dead’). A mythological female figure, tall, round-faced, long-haired, and sometimes naked. The nymphs known by this term represented the souls of girls who had died unnatural deaths. They were believed to live in groups in forests, mountain caves, or sheds, which they decorated with rugs. They made a thread of stolen flax and wove thin transparent cloth for making clothes for themselves. They loved flowers, which they wore in their hair. In the spring they planted flowers in the mountains, to which they enticed young men, whom they tickled to death. On Pentecost (known as Mavka's Easter) they held games, dances, and orgies.

The painting is sold unframed. A signed certificate of authenticity is attached.

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Materials used:

acrylics

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 45.72 x 60.96 x 1.78cm (unframed) / 45.72 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Nudes and erotic

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