Summer in Europe by Alexandra Nechita

Summer in Europe by Alexandra Nechita
Original serigraph on canvas, limited edition. Framed and in great condition. Numbered and hand-signed limited edition 188/250. 33 1/8" x 44 5/8". Modern Cubism style. Alexandra Nechita, A.K.A, The Petit Picasso, an internationally renowned, child-prodigy painted this masterpiece in 1996 at the age of 11 and is considered to be in the top 10 cubist artists of all time. At the age of two, she was working with pen and ink, and by five with watercolors. By her seventh birthday, oil and acrylics were her tools. She had her first solo exhibition at age eight, at the public library in Whittier, Los Angeles County. At the time, she was a student at Orange Lutheran High School, a private school in Orange County. In 1995, at the age of ten, Nechita was taken to Paris to work at the Mourlot Studios. In the same year, she became the youngest artist to sign with International Art Publishers. When Nechita graduated, she gave her teachers a special painting that she had painted. By early 1996 Nechita had already delivered 16 solo exhibits of her paintings, and "at least $1.5 million in sales." Nechita came to national attention in early1997, when she was chosen to design the 39th Annual Grammy Awards Program. Nechita has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and has appeared with numerous celebrities, including Bill Clinton. In addition, to talk show appearances, she has played herself on the teen sitcom Boy Meets World in the 1998 episode "Better Than The Average Cory". Her talent and perceived similarities to Pablo Picasso led to her being known as the "Petite Picasso. She was known as a child prodigy until late in her teens and routinely sold her paintings for $100,000 or more. In November 1999, Nechita was selected by the World Federation of United Nations Associations to lead a Global Arts Initiative involving more than 100 nations. In 2005, Alexandra Nechitaunveiled her United Nations Peace Monument for Asia in Singapore, to be displayed at the Catholic High School. Her artwork has been sold and displayed at various locations in the world and her collectors include Ellen DeGeneres, Alec Baldwin, Oprah Winfrey, Melissa Etheridge, Lee Iacocca, Calvin Klein, Whoopi Goldberg, Little Richard, and Paul Stanley of the rock group Kiss. The theatre at her high school, Lutheran High School of Orange County is named after her. Please email for a condition report and photos, if desired, Emails should be received at least 48 hours in advance of the date of the auction.