Art by Alexandra Hall
Shop
Consulting
Events
About the Artist
Contact
More
January 16, 2017
| Artist
Artist Alexandra Hall
X-ray technology has helped reveal hidden secrets beneath the paint of several famous works of art. We know that there are portraits hidden beneath famous works by Degas and Leonardo. Recently the New York Times ran a story where closer examination of a portrait of Lenin revealed a preserved portrait of Tsar Nicholas II. The 1924 Lenin portrait hung in a primary school. On the other side of the canvas, facing the wall, Tsar Nicholas survived the waves of Soviet destruction. [Goncharova, Masha; 'Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II Discovered Beneath Portrait of Lenin'; New York Times: Art & Design; 11.14.17.] While it is intriguing enough that these hidden works exist, we can now muse over what causes these original works to become hidden. Was the artist unable to afford another canvas, were the paintings deemed too poor quality, too political...
How Public Art Investment Benefits Northeast Indiana's Economy
November 5, 2018
Artist, Low on the Totem Pole
September 8, 2016
HOW TO: Asking Artists for Donations
April 8, 2019
HOW TO: Pricing Your Reproductions
February 4, 2018
Reproduction = Print; BUT Print does not always mean Reproduction....
November 30, 2017
If You Don't Like Something, Change It.
October 4, 2017
Pricing Tips for the Still-Alive, Starving Artist
January 30, 2017
Hidden Art
Good Vibes
December 29, 2016
Thanksgiving
December 11, 2016
Inspiration on the Parisian Street
October 16, 2016
April 2019 (1)
November 2018 (1)
February 2018 (1)
November 2017 (1)
October 2017 (1)
January 2017 (2)
December 2016 (2)
October 2016 (1)
September 2016 (1)
August 2016 (1)
Thumper
art
art critic
art critics
art exposure
art festival
art opinions
art pricing
art print
art show
art value
artist budget
artist hourly wage
artist problems
artist realities
artist woe
artists
artwork
budget artist
creative property
displaying art
festival
fine art prints
giclee
giraffe
hidden art
how to value artwork
impression
negative customers
negative people
original art vs print
painting
paintings beneath paintings
pricing art
print
print values
reproduction
reproduction vs print
summer art festivals
the reality of art shows
travel
understanding art pricing
value of a print
value of a reproduction