“Beautiful Duo” by Alexander Khomsky Oil, on canvas, signed lower right, with catalog; This piece is from Khomsky's "Beautiful Ladies" series. The series features a romantic portrayalof women placed centrally in a composition, where they command the greatest attention. While the figures are idealized they are inspired by reality and represent the graceful power of women universally. Khomsky’s use of texture with the paint applied to the canvas gives the piece a tangible sculptural quality. Khomsky is a Russian born artist who graduated from the renown Stroganoff Institute in Moscow with an MFA. His artistic career began during the Communist era when avant-garde and underground art was prohibited, thus is 1990s he moved to New York for more artistic freedom. He is at the forefront of the international avant-garde movement and has been reviewed favorabally in many international publications including the LA