Savely Sorine (1878 - 1953). Russian. Pencil, Watercolor on Paper. Painting Measure 13 1/2"in H x 9"in W and Frame Measure 19"in H x 14 1/4"in W. A Russian-born portrait painter, Savely Sorine studied with Ilya Repin at the Academy of Beaux Arts in Petrograd, where he won the Prix de Rome. After the Russian Revolution, he went into exile and exhibited widely including at the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 1922 and 1923, and at the 1923-24 International Exposition in Pittsburgh. In 1948, he painted a watercolor on paper portrait of Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen of England, which hangs in Clarence House in London. Other portrait subjects were Pavlova, the Russian ballerina; John Ringling, circus master; and actress Lillian Gish. In the later part of his life, he lived in New York City.

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