This is a composition depicting a scene of traditional Russian hunting - the 2 borzoi dogs, a breed that is traditionally Russian and which name at once arouses our associations with Russia, are chasing a fox.
The borzois and the fox are caught in motion, between one movement and the next; and the artist made every effort to convey the sense of speed, tension, exhilaration and excitement of the chase, the grace of the borzois and the agility of a little fox.
Это композиция изображает сцену традиционной русской охоты - две борзые преследуют лису. Русская борзая - исконно русская порода, название которой сразу вызывает у нас ассоциации с Россией.
Борзая и лиса запечатлены в порыве движения; мастер старался передать ощущение скорости, напряжения и азарта погони, грацию борзых и проворство маленькой лисы.
This sculpture is carved of walrus tusk and placed on a stand made of blackwood. The scene represents a wild boar and dogs, below is carved an old trunk with a small martin hiding in it from all the turmoil around. The size is 8 cm height and 12 cm length.
This composition of a wood grouse and a dog (laika) carved on a moose antler is an example of mixed carving technique. The figure of the wood grouse stands out carved in the antler and the figure of the dog is an additional element, a sculpture carved in wood.
