FCCA Artist - Misha Lenn
Selected Artworks - 6
Misha Lenn is a multi-talented and multifaceted, sought-after artist of international renown, working in watercolor.
His works are exhibited in famous galleries in Russia, USA and Europe. His paintings are in private and museum collections of famous people, among them - Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, Mstislav Rostropovich, composer and conductor John Williams, singer Diana Kroll, legendary jazz musician Dave Brubeck, John Malkovich, Vyacheslav Zaitsev and Mikhail Gorbachev Foundation, among others.
Misha Lenn's works are characterized by refinement, elegance, romanticism and grace, so it is not surprising that exhibitions of his paintings have enjoyed great success in various countries in Russia, the USA, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden and Italy. He was greatly influenced by the complex ornaments of Klimt, the elegance and grace of Degas, the romantic brightness of Renoir, the technicality of Monet and the dynamic energy of Toulouse-Lautrec. That is why his paintings are so organically embodied in stained glass, porcelain, mosaics and silk scarves.
In the works of the artist there is nothing frozen, there is always movement in them. “Mozart of brush and colors”. - this is what art critics call Misha. Elegant sharpness and dynamism of watercolors conquer and fascinate the viewer.
The prestigious association ARTV Fine Art Awards awarded artist Misha Lenn the title of “Best Watercolor Artist” in North America.
Collections of his works, “Tango” and “Silhouettes,” have been exhibited in Paris at one of the world's most famous and major art museums, the Louvre.
“The genius of this artist is a fact. I put him on a par with philosopher Ernst Neizvestny, writer Andrei Bitov, composer Luciano Berio.” - This is how the Boston Times described Misha Lenn's talent.
The International AGENCY OF RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS, celebrating the artist's merits, included Mischa Lenn's name in the Guinness Book of Records as the author of a unique style of watercolor called “Moving Illusions”.
At the Artistes du Monde exhibition in Cannes, Marina Picasso, granddaughter of the great artist, presented Mischa Lenn with the Palme d'Or prize in personal recognition of his talent.
Thanks to his virtuoso technique, Misha Leni became the official artist of the Vienna Balls in Moscow and Almaty, London and Biarritz, the Boston Marathon, the American races Kentucky Derby, the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in the USA, the All-Russian Equestrian Games in St. Petersburg, the international exhibition in New York “Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show”