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This item is a new, original Thoroughbred horse drawing by world famous artist Natalia Leonova. Ms. Leonova is the most famous and talented artist of horses in Russia, and one of the most talented in the world. Her work is highly collectible. Her drawings and oil paintings hang in the VIP section of the Moscow Racecourse.

The drawing is in pencil and chalk on light blue paper. It measures 11 3/4 inches by 16 1/2 inches. It is shrink wrapped professionally and lies flat on acid-free foam core.

The drawing is strikingly beautiful, and the price is incredible for a work of art by such a famous and talented artist. (This work is copyrighted by Natalia Leonova and Hansa Traders.)

The drawing is signed. Horses are Ms. Leonova's passion; as she says, she can draw 1,000 of them at a time with her eyes closed!

Ms. Leonova’s work is a must for any serious collector of horse art. Her work absolutely takes the breath away from anyone viewing it. Natalia’s racehorse oil paintings are exhibited in the Horse Breeding Museum of the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy and also in private collections of Baroness Victoria Howard-Wise, Sir McCormack, Sheikh Mohammed and other first-rate racehorse stud owners in the UK and U.S.

Many of her lacquer boxes are in the collection of the Fedoskino Factory Museum in Fedoskino, Russia, and the Arts and Crafts Museum in Moscow. Ms. Leonova is a graduate of the Fedoskino School of Miniature Art and has been the art director at the Fedoskino Factory. She took me on a tour of the factory recently and introduced me to several artists and artisans; it was a memorable and fascinating day. (When we entered the room where artists were working, one happened to be painting a copy of Natalia’s famous work, ‘Snowstorm.’ As we watched them work, Natalia gave the artists creative ideas to enhance the boxes which they were painting.)

Ms. Leonova has created boxes for many heads of state. These have included state gifts such as her masterpiece “Troikas,” which was presented to President Reagan by Mikhael Gorbachev on his first U.S. visit. When President and Mrs. Reagan visited Moscow, they were given a decorative lacquer chest created by Natalia. Her boxes, panels and chests have been presented as diplomatic gifts from Soviet and Russian government delegations to the heads of state of Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Sweden, Cuba, the UK, Germany and several others. In 1999, Natalia personally presented her "Winter Troika" chest to Cannes Mayor Maurice Delauney during the Festival of Russian Culture. Her work is in the private art collections of top-rate collectors in Russia and abroad.

About the seller: I have lived in St. Petersburg, Russia, for 14 years, where I work in leadership development of college students. For the last three years, I have been developing my business, Hansa Traders, through which I sell quality Russian handpainted and handcrafted items. I am enthralled with the Russians' ability to create gorgeous works of art in miniature.

I have worked directly with Ms. Leonova, and other artists from Fedoskino, for over two years.

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