Sirin and Alkonost – Birds of Joy and Sorrow

Viktor Vasnetsov

$249

Size

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Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

Sirin and Alkonost – Birds of Joy and Sorrow

Sirin and Alkonost - Birds of Joy and Sorrow is a hand-painted oil on canvas reproduction of Viktor Vasnetsov's work. Each piece is made to order, with full customization of size and framing to suit your space. Every reproduction is backed by our 90-day satisfaction guarantee, with free worldwide shipping.

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Viktor Vasnetsov

Viktor Vasnetsov painted Russia’s legends. Knights on huge horses, fairy tale heroes and wistful folk figures appear in his canvases against dark forests and open steppe, and his style became the model for how Russian folklore looks in pictures. He was born in the Vyatka region and studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg. He began with realist scenes of everyday life, then turned to epic and fairy tale subjects. A Knight at the Crossroads (1878) and Alyonushka (1881), a girl sitting alone by a pond, are among his best known works, along with Bogatyrs, the three heroic knights. He also painted frescoes for St Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Kyiv and designed the façade of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, where many of his major works hang. Look at how much atmosphere he gets from landscape: the gloomy sky and scattered bones behind the knight say as much as the rider does.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get Sirin and Alkonost – Birds of Joy and Sorrow in a different size or shape?

Yes. Sirin and Alkonost – Birds of Joy and Sorrow is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in).

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