Statuette was composed from a real picture of Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov by Russian Artist Alexander Egorov.

 

" ...As a symbolyс painter I was asking to create award - symbol  as statuette for Rachmaninov awarding ceremony in Moscow.

All my life I live with a music by Sergei Rachmaninov and this music gave me a lot of  inspiration for my works in painting and sculpture.

And I took decision to create an absolutly copy  of Rachmaninov's figure from his famous real picture. He was exraordinary strong  personality with unique large hands

and artistic figure. .."

 

 The bronze statuette of the award plated

2 times with 24 carat gold,  has been put

on a pedestal of rare Russian marble.

 

RACHMANINOV STATUETTE FACTS

 

Official Name:

The International Sergei Rachmaninov  Award 

 

Height:

25 centimeters

 

Weight:

1600 grams

 

Design:

The figure image is made from the real

Photography of Sergei Rachmaninov

 

Sculptor:

Russian Artist Alexander Egorov

 

Manufacturer:

Art Workshop of Stroganov Institute

 

Manufacturing Time:

Three weeks for one statuette