Nechita
Nechita
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 Alexandra Nechita Clover Field lithograph with CoA  US $3,000.00
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 Alexandra Nechita lithograph Peace Collector with CoA US $5,000.00
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 Alexandra Nechita Sprinkle the Joy of Peace SN Framed US $5,995.00
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 Alexandra Nechita CONFRONTING YOUR FANTASIES AP Lithograph US $4,200.00
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 Alexandra Nechita RECLINING WOMAN LE Lithograph US $6,500.00
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 Alexandra Nechita LOVE BLENDS LOVE SEPARATES LE Lithograph US $6,500.00
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 Alexandra Nechita RESTLESS PARIS AP Lithograph US $4,000.00
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 Alexandra Nechita She Wants Nothing In Return US $4,500.00
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 Alexandra Nechita PRINCE OF MEUDON AP Lithograph US $3,500.00
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 The COMEDY LOVER by ALEXANDRA NECHITA framed US $3,999.99
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 Alexandra Nechita The Wine Taster Framed LE Lithograph US $3,800.00
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 Alexandra Nechita Brave in the Attempt s n fine art print With COA US $1,125.00
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 Alexandra Nechita Sprinkle the Joy of Peace Signed Numbered Lithograph framed US $6,700.00
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 Alexandra Nechita Can This Be Real Hand Signed Numbered Framed US $2,150.00
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Alexandra Nechita: Is Her Art Really Good?
On a recent Princess cruise my wife and I decided to go to the art auctions since this particular trip had a lot of sea days. We were introduced to Alexandra Nechita pieces, both originals and numbered reproductions. We watched several videos about her in our cabin. At first we were quite taken in by the whole story and her Picasso-style paintings. But by the end of the trip I was soooo over her, and wondering if the whole thing is a sham.
I guess that would naturally lead to the question of whether Picasso himself was a sham. I mean this style of artwork reminds me of LSD-induced hallucinations while staring at a colorful carpet. It's that imagery from the mind's third eye captured in a still shot, and I guess that's why it's considered genius. But is it really any good, or is it only good because everybody else says it's good?
It isn't really fair to compare Picasso to Nechita. I have been to the Picasso museum in Barcelona and it takes you through the periods of his life. The man was a brilliant portrait and landscape painter much of his career. He developed the abstract style which he is so popular for slowly over the course of years. It was the final segment of his legacy, but is what he became famous for. So he was actually a well-rounded painter.
Nechita started off by painting that style. I mean, right out the gate like when she was five years old. They called her a child prodigy, a genius. She didn't even see Picasso's work until after she started having shows of her own work. It's said that the first time she saw his paintings she tugged on her mother's dress and said "Mommy look! That man paints like I do!"
Cute story, yes. And the paintings do have a uniform quality with good use of colors. But are they worth tens of thousands of dollars? Are they really pleasant to look at? Or do the people who buy them just collect paintings because certain artists are trendy? Are her paintings the emperor's new clothes? Do those crazy half-cocked images with heads sticking out of shoeboxes and kindergarten-like hands constitute quality art any more than your kid's crayon drawings on the refrigerator? I guess the answer is in your own eyes. Providing, of course, you have the ability to use them in an unbiased and purely observational manner.
By the way if you are interested in collecting art and buying it right, you can't do better than on those Princess cruises. The exact same pieces are going to cost hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands more from land-based galleries. That doesn't mean the land-based galleries are ripping you off - they have high overhead and are in the art business. Princess buys in huge volume for their large fleet of ships and is in the cruising business, so there is no real overhead to have to justify. Just a parting tip.
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Is it possible to purchase an Alexandria Nechita painting without going bankrupt?
I have loved her paintings since she was little.
Her work is beginning to over-saturate the market, so you should watch her representatives and the auction houses. She has begun making lithographs of her work to spread it around, she's creating public sculpture around the world, etc. The more her work is available the cheaper her lithos will become.
As an aside, I don't know if you have ever been on a cruise with the Princess company but they are OBSESSED with her and buy a ton of her artwork for sale in their gallery at discounted prices. Try contacting them to see if you can get a print through them w/out actually being on a cruise!
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