The most famous painting by Petrov-Vodkin is "Bathing the Red Horse". And of course, this fiery horse could not help but inspire us to illustrate a fairy tale about another unusual and fabulous horse — the Sivka-Burka.

Pay attention to the features of Petrov-Vodkin's style, which our illustrator transferred to the book: the effect of "spherical perspective", when the space in the picture is perceived as if inside a glass ball; bright colors; faces, as if copied from Russian icons.

Compare the pictures from the book with the originals of the works of the great master, look for common details and catch the differences, discuss the color palette and features of the era. To do this, you do not need to be an art critic, it is enough to get carried away with a fairy tale and illustrations.

At the end of the book, you can read about the main stages of the artist's creative development and learn interesting facts about him. Here we also placed reproductions of original works that our illustrator was inspired by. And also point your camera at the QR code and visit our free virtual Museum VoiceBook. In the hall of the museum, you can approach the paintings, look at them and listen to an audio guide designed by an art critic especially for children!