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Martin Lawrence Galleries : invites you to meet renowned romantic realist, Liudmila Kondakova : , on her 2 nd tour of the United States.

Exhibitions begin in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, November 12 th .

She will appear at additional shows in La Jolla, CA on Friday, November 13 th , Newport Beach, CA on Saturday, November 14 th , Geary Street in San Francisco on November 15 th , New Orleans, LA on Friday, November 20 th , Oak Brook (Chicago), IL on Saturday, November 21 st , Dallas, TX on Sunday, November 22 nd , Boston, MA on Friday, December 4 th and Beach Street in San Francisco on Saturday, December 12 th .

Exhibits will feature Ms. Kondakova’s newest hand-signed limited edition serigraph on canvas, Le Pont Neuf :

, a stunning night time scene of Paris featuring the Pont Neuf and Eiffel Tower in lights. This tour will also present the very rare opportunity to acquire from twenty new original gouaches that Ms. Kondakova has painted from scenes in Ernest Hemingway’s memoirs “A Moveable Feast” “Each of these strikingly detailed originals are classic works by Kondakova. They absolutely capture the essence of Hemingway’s Paris, and we fully expect that they will all be sold before the end of the tour”, cautions Eric Dannemann, President of Martin Lawrence Galleries.

Liudmila Kondakova : is known for painting images of Paris and other beautiful European cities. The works are meticulous in detail and rich with color, clarity and light. Since her childhood in Russia, Kondakova has been fascinated by traditional art. Graduating from the Grabar Center in Moscow, Russia’s School of Scared Arts and the Moscow Art Institute, she credits her apprenticeship with the monastic icon painters at St. Alexi Cathedral as her most influential training. Ms.

Kondakova has stated that she is looking forward to touring the United States again this year so that she can meet collectors and personally introduce her latest works.

Martin Lawrence Galleries is renowned for offering the finest quality artworks and for maintaining the highest level of integrity and ethical standards in service to their clients. Over the last fifteen years, they have loaned two hundred fifty artworks to over thirty museums world-wide.

For a complete list of venues and dates for “A Moveable Feast” tour and more information about the art offerings at Martin Lawrence Galleries, visit martinlawrence.com : Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TweetMLG :

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Martin Lawrence GalleriesMaria Saraceno Ward, 203-869-9500, ext 248 mward@chalk-vermilion.com : mailto:mward@chalk-vermilion.com