Sara Alexandri | |
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| Born | (1913-10-22)22 October 1913 Kherson, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 28 April 1993(1993-04-28) (aged 79) St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England |
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| Known for | Painter |
Sara Alexandri (22 October 1913 – 28 April 1993) was a Russian-born artist known for her oil paintings who, after training in Italy, spent the majority of her career in England.
Alexandri was born inKherson, then part of the Russian Empire, and was educated in Palestine.[1] She studied art inFlorence, initially at the Royal Institute d'Arte between 1936 and 1940 and then, after the Second World War, at theRoyal Academy of Fine Arts during 1946 and 1947.[2] Living in England, first atBath, then atSt Leonards-on-Sea, Alexandri exhibited oil paintings and watercolours of landscapes, flowers and figure subjects at numerous venues in Britain and abroad.[2][1] These included theRoyal Academy in London, with theRoyal Society of British Artists, theWomen's International Art Club and at theRoyal West of England Academy in Bristol and at theParis Salon.[1][2][3]
Alexandri married Michael Perkins, and they lived in St Leonards-on-Sea.[4] She died there on 28 April 1993, at the age of 79.[5][6]