ALEXANDRA MERKER Signed Still Life, oil on light board, inscribed signature to lower left reads MERKER, subject shows three vessels in a Fauvist/impressionist style. Measures approx 18 x 12 in. wear and abrasions to the edges of the board; accretion, scratching, and darkening to the composition.Alexandra MERKER (American, 1920 – 2009) was an artist work in the mid 20th century and studied all the plastic art mediums at the Art Students League in NYC of which she was a lifetime member. She painted throughout the world and was exhibited both Nationally and Internationally. She represented in the US during the Festival International de Peinture in France; Galleria San Marco in Rome; and the Riverside Museum in NYC among others. She has lectured, taught, and organized International, National and local Art Exhibitions. She was the former president of Lithuanian Artists of Greater N.Y., the former vice-president and treasurer of Modern Artists Guild, as well as the Bergen Community Museum. She was also a Charter Member of the North Jersey Cultural Council. She is listed in the Lithuanian Encyclopedia as well as Lithuanian World Who's Who. She was also Chairman of Painting and Sculpture Exhibition at the N.Y. World's Fair for Lithuanian participation. Her work is owned by private collectors world wide, some private collections are found in Marchesa Bosurgi in Rome, Comtesse De Grandfrey in Paris, as well as collections in China, and The United States.MERKER, ALEXANDRA MERKER, MERKER signed still life, oil on board, impressionist still life, impressionist panting, Impressionism, fauvism, Fauvist still life, Fauvist painting, wall art, wall decor, modern art 7