Lot 328
Aleksandrina, Irina. The Globe Theater, NYC. Irina Aleksandrina (1965 -) Popular Russian artist who graduated from the Russian Academy of Arts and has exhibited in Europe, the United States, as well as Russia. In 2010, former Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev presented former U.S. Secretaries of State Condoleeza Rice and George Shultz with a painting by Alekandrina as a gift for showing him around Silicon Valley. Aleksandrina enjoys mixing up time periods in her work as evidenced here by researching photos of The Globe Theater on Broadway in NYC, converted in the 1800s from a church. A winter street scene set in the 1920s based on the vehicles, with The Globe prominently featured with its signature clock. Theater was demolished in 1930. Painting is an original oil on canvas, painted in 2003, measuring 16" x 20" and framed to 23" x 27" in a beautiful gilt wood frame that enhances the period and theme.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills.
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