DepartmentEurope
Соняхи зі сходу (Sunflowers from the East)
NamePainted artillery shell casing
Artist
Vladyslav Pikun
CultureUkrainian
Date2024
Place madeLviv, Ukraine, Europe
Medium80 mm artillery shell casing, acrylic paint
Dimensions13 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (34.9251 × 9.525 × 9.525 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Khrystyna Valko, IFAF Collection, FA.2025.11.1
Object numberFA.2025.11.1
DescriptionArtillery shell casing. Painted black background with three overlapping yellow sunflowers. Sunflowers have brown centers. Top of casing has a blue band, followed by a yellow band. A green vine with red dots intersects the two bands. White paint on the back of the casing resembles smoke or clouds.
18th-19th century
