Sara Alexandri

Russian artist (1913–1993)

Sara Alexandri

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

Alma mater|

* Royal Institute d'Arte, Florence
* Royal Academy of Fine Arts

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.

## Biography

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Alexandri was born in Kherson, then part of the Russian Empire, and was educated in Palestine.[1] She studied art in Florence, initially at the Royal Institute d'Arte between 1936 and 1940 and then, after the Second World War, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts during 1946 and 1947.[2] Living in England, first at Bath, then at St 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 the Royal Academy in London, with the Royal Society of British Artists, the Women's International Art Club and at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol and at the Paris 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]

## References

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1. ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
2. ^ a b c Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
3. ^ "Index, Aj-Al". The RA Summer Exhibitions: A Chronicle, 1769-2018. 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
4. ^ Who's Who in Art: Volume 33. Art Trade Press. 2008. p. 1\. ISBN 9780904722420. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
5. ^ "Sara Perkins b. 1913 / DOR Q2/1993 in HASTINGS AND ROTHER". GRO Index. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
6. ^ "Sara Perkins". England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995. Retrieved 24 February 2023.