Indian summer, Korotkikh, 2007, Fedoskino, lacquer box, 2,76 in X 1,97 in X 0,98 in., papier-mache, oil paint, gold, varnish. An allegorical presantation of a reclining woman on a lawn fully lit by the Indian summer sun stretching her arm to pick up the fruit of the pinnacle of her life. Indian summer in Russian means literally "middle-aged women summer" refering to the best period in womens life - when the sun is caressingly warm and fruits of joy are awaiting You. SOLD