Russian peasant girl 1905 - 1915

This 'Russian Peasant Girl' was crafted by Peter Carl Fabergé; though the exact date of its creation is a mystery. At just over six inches tall, she’s a small monument to process. The way the colors are handled is really interesting - it’s like he's feeling his way through the form, especially in the dress. The deep red isn't just a flat color, it has a luminous quality, almost as if the light is trapped inside. It makes you wonder what tools Fabergé used to get that sheen. Take a close look at the folds in the dress - they’re so precise, so deliberate. Each line seems to carve out its own little space. It's like he’s not just sculpting a figure, but also sculpting light and shadow, bringing the sculpture to life through a tactile sense of material. Fabergé’s work reminds me a bit of some of the early modernist sculptors, like Medardo Rosso, who were also experimenting with form and surface in really radical ways. Art's just a big conversation, right? Always folding back on itself, finding new ways to say old things.