Sara Alexandri Explained

Sara Alexandri
Birth Date:	1913 10, df=y
Birth Place:	Kherson, Russian Empire, (Today Ukraine)
Death Place:	St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
Nationality:	Russian
Known For:	Painter

Sara Alexandri (22 October 1913 – 28 April 1993) was a Russian Empire-born artist known for her oil paintings who, after training in Italy, spent the majority of her career in Britain.

Biography

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]}

Notes and References

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