Since the beginning of the new millennium, literally thousands of collectors from around the world have added one or more of Alexei Butirskiy images to their collections.
What has caused this immediate and enthusiastic reception? As Aristotle once said, “Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.”No one could have described Alexei’s complex painting technique more succinctly. In his own unique way, Alexei Butirskiy achieves a marvelous transition from what is often unattractive source material through a masterful enhancement process of addition and subtraction, until he awakens the sleeping beauty in each composition.
“When I paint, I don‘t just copy from any particular place. I try to memorize the original impression I had when I was somewhere, and then I recompose it in my head, based on how I feel about it. After that, I paint. I think it is very important for an artist to not just copy mechanically from nature. In that case, the artist could be replaced by a camera.
An artist should rather have a goal and then follow it to create the emotional image and a special atmosphere in the painting, and to thereby convey an individual message. Painting nature with all its many faces is always magnificent. To me, there is no such thing as bad weather.”
Alexei Butirskiy brings a genuine expression to the art world and a sense of both mystery and belonging to each of his paintings. “The source of my inspiration is life itself. I find peace and harmony all around me. I observe the beauty of my surroundings and love to share my appreciation of the world through my eyes and transfer it to my viewers by way of my canvas,” states Alexei.
Born in Moscow, Russia in 1974, Alexei Butirskiy entered Moscow Art College in 1992. In 1996 he completed his studies at the Art College and graduated with an Excellence Diploma. In 1998 he graduated from the Russian Academy of the Arts where he studied under respected professor, L.S. Hasyanova. He graduated from the Academy with the highest honors attainable. Alexei currently serves as Professor of Drawing at the same academy.
Since 1996, Butirskiy has participated in over 100 exhibitions. In the fall of 2007, Alexei was invited to exhibit his work at the prestigious Il Vittoriano in the Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy. Built in 1911 to honor the unknown soldier, Il Vittoriano has been the site of many important art exhibitions honoring Picasso, Dali, Chagall, Monet, Manet, Degas and many more.
Alexei’s paintings portray the world around him in truthful and unglorified terms. A sense of tranquility is conveyed in each of his paintings. They are typically without action or conviviality, and most are uncannily still, with only light, space, shadows and color offering dialog.The power and intensity of the relationship between light and dark are the profound forces of his work. The sophisticated application of light effects with color reinforce the majesty of his compositions. Butirskiy’s paintings are reminiscent of the works of Claude de Lorraine and Caravaggio with their luminescent qualities and skillful variations of light and dark.
As with the Impressionists, the light in Alexei’s paintings is not unique, and multiple effects emerge as we look at them conscientiously. All of them evoke our subconscious need of inner peace and symbiosis with nature. They stimulate our fantasy to become one with reality.
His symbolism is magical, and his appeal to the senses intense. In certain paintings, we can almost feel the freezing air burning the nostrils; the windows lit up, conveying the feeling of warmth; a silent, soft world is created. He allows us to observe it in a unique way, some from the rooftops, thus enabling an unobstructed view of his world. What better way to appreciate them!
Alexei’s work is proudly exhibited in galleries and private collections throughout France, England, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, The Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, Russia and the United States.Certainly Alexei shares with us his emotions, his vision of life, in magnificent views of cities, countrysides, homes, and canals with a vitality that only a few great artists have been able to achieve.Alexei is an intellectual in many ways and embraces all aspects of the arts and literature. At the same time, he is quite modest, passionate, and motivated from within by his love of life, his work, and his family.
The poetic visions expressed by Alexei Butirskiy on canvas are as individual to him as a composer’s musical scores. It is his creative mind, his masterful execution, and the individuality of each image that have distinguished him among his contemporaries and will most assuredly earn him a position of prominence in the history of art.
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Tapas In Barcelona
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
17 x 20
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Rainy Days and Mondays
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
18 x 28
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Bon Appetite
by Alexi Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
20 x 20
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Emerald Bay
by Alexei Butirsky
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-100 also 10 Artist Proofs
16 x 19
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I Left My Heart
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
20 x 30
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Winter Colors
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-100 also 10 Artist Proofs
15 x 19
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Solid Rock
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellisehd giclee
editon size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also Artist Proofs
Ultimate Collectors Print
edition size 11-100 also 10 Artist Proofs
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Treasured Past
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
36 x 25 |
Galerie Royal Thomas
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellisehd giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
18 x 28
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Morning Colors
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
28 x 40 |
Happy Holidays
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
edition XI-C plus 10 Artist Proof
28 x 40 |
The Lake House
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
17 1/2 x 24 1/2
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Place Vendome
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
22 x 27 |
Mystic Falls
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
33 x 22 |
Passage Home
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
40 x 24
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St. Basils
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
edition XI-C plus 10 Artist Proof
17 1/2 x 28 |
Summer Reflections
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-395 plus 40 Artist Proofs
39 x 34 |
Winding Stream
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-295 plus 30 Artist Proof
20 x 28 1/2 |
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Winter Sentinels
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
edition XI-C plus 10 Artist Proof
19 x 31 |
Silent Dawn
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
edition size XI-C plus 10 Artist Proof
28 x 40 |
Winters Calm
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-395 plus 40 Artist Proofs
26.5 z 40 |
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La Cremaillere
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
22 x 19
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Central Park
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 34
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Venetian Holiday
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Fresh Snow
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
18 x 26
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October Stroll
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
24 x 36
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Fifth Avenue
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
26 x 24
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Placid Pond
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40 |
An Evening in Budapest
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
original oil available
22 x 35 |
An Evening in Prague
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 36 |
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A Room With A View
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
36x25
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I Love Paris
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 also 20 Artist Proofs
edition size XI-C also 10 Artist Proofs
30 x 25
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Winter Reflections
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
40 x 20 |
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April In Paris
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
21 x 28
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Morning Mist
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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A Rainy Day
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 36
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Winter At Riverside
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40 |
Le Bistro
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 28
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A Proud Past
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40 |
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Autumn Leaves
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
24 x 36
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A Cold Winters Night
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28x40
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On Golden Pond
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
30 x 34
35 x 40
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Snowy Evening
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 295 plus 20 Artist Proof
LIMITED NUMBER REMAINIGN
ALMOST SOLD OUT
42 x 22 1/2
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Magnificent Mile
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
35 x 22
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Parisian Winter
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
30 x 20
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Enchanted Evening
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
26 x 32
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The Lion In Winter
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
30 x 26
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Autumn Stream
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 28 1/2
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Adam's Evening
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40 |
Autumn Gate
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
LESS THAN 8 REMAINING
32 x 33 |
Night In White Satin
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Rembrandt's Home
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
edition size XI-C plus 10 Artist Proof
24 x 37 |
Parisian Sunset
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
24 x 36
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Viande D'Aubrac
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
22 x 25 |
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Serenity
by Alexei Butirskiy
embellished giclee
20 x 28 1/2limited edition embellished giclee
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Moscow Morning
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 27 |
Distant Steeples
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 28 1/2 |
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Golden Sunset
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Evening Flurries
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 24
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Chance Meeting
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 26
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Rue De Louvre
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
26 x 35 |
Still Water
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Park City Sunset
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Lovers Await
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
25 x 23 1/2
36 x 33 1/2 |
Cafe Luminar
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
28 x 40 |
Of Days Gone By
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Daybreak
by Alexei Butirskiy
embellished giclee
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Alexeis Pride
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40 |
Monument Valley
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
22 x 26
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Hidden Woods
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
18 x 28 1/2
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Winter Wonderland
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40
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Nightfall
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 28 1/2
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An Evening in Budapest
by Alexei Butirskiy
original oil
19 5/8 x 31 1/2 |
Evening Cafe
by Alexei Butirskiy
embellished giclee
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 36 |
Stairs I Climb
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
16 x 20 |
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Blvd At Midnight
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
26x40
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Lions Gate
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
34 x 30
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Street Of Dreams
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
24 x 36
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After The Storm
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
22 x 40 |
Gentle Winds
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
26 x 40
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Decembers Song
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 28 1/2
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Canal At Twilight
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
28 x 40 |
North Fork Creek
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
18 x 39 |
Master And Margarita
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
21 x 27
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Evening Glow
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
28 x 40
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Autumn Glow
by alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
24 x 36
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First Light
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
20 x 30
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Sunset
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-395 plus 40 Artist Proofs
22 x27
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Majestic Rooftops
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
edition size XI-C plus 10 Artist Proof
40 x 20
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Mountain Pond
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
33 x 28
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Winter Silence
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
28 x 40
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Evening Lights
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
28 x 40
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Old Log Bridge
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
28 x 40
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A New Day
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
20 x 28 1/2
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Farm House
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
16 x 20
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Solitude
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
28 x 40
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Winter
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-395 plus 40 Artist Proofs
26 1/2 x 40
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Echoes of Winter
by Alexei Butirskiy
limited edition embellished giclee
edition size 11-195 plus 20 Artist Proof
22 x 40
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St. Patricks Cathedral
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
19-5/8 x 11-3/4
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Winters Promise
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
19-7/8 x 27-3/4
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High On The Hill
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
19-3/4 x 27-1/2
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Rimaudiere Cafe
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
19-7/8 x 25-3/4
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Cafe Gramont
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
11-3/4 x 13-3/4
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Boulanger
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
19-5/8 x 27- 1/2
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Bistro Royal
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
13-3/4 x 15-3/4
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Venetian Morn
by Alexei Butirskiy
original oil
24 3/4 x 13 3/4
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Towering Sentinels
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil |
Ageless Beauty
by Alexei Butirskiy
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Lexington Ave
by Alexei Butirskiy
original oil
19 7/8 x 27 3/4 |
City of Light
by Alexei Butirskiy
original oil
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Seven Sisters
by Alexei Butirskiy
original oil
18 7/8 27 3/4 |
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Rainy Day New York
by Alexei Butirskiy
original oil
21 3/4 x 21 3/4 |
Seduction
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
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Winter Fantasy
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
29 x 31 3/4 |
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My Favorite Place
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil |
Winter Radiance
by Alexei Buitirskiy
Original Oil
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Lake Tahoe
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Oil
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Sedona Snoopy Rock
by Alexei Butirskiy
original acrylic
16 x 20
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Monument Valley II
by Alexei Butirskiy
original acrylic
16 x 20 |
Venice Canal
by Alexei Butirskiy
original acrylic
31 x 26 |
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Early Morning Amsterdam
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Acrylic
14 x 18
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Park City Barn
by Alexei Butirskiy
original acrylic
16 x 20
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Moscow Winter
by Alexei Butirskiy
original acrylic
16 x 20 |
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Love Paris
by Alexei Butirskiy
original acylic
20 x 16 |
Colors of the Potomac
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original
16 x20
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On Golden Pond
by Alexei Butirskiy
acrylic original
24 3/4 x 28 3/4 framed |
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Night In Georgetown
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Acrylic
16 x 20
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Sentinels
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original
16 x 20 plus framing |
Lighthouse
by Alexei Butirskiy
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12 x 16
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St. Peters
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Acrylic
16 x 20
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La Palmire
by Alexei Butirskiy
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16 x 20
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Venice Charcoal
by Alexei Butirskiy
original charcoal
21 x 15
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Venice Canal
by Alexei Butirskiy
original watercolor
13 1/4 x 9 3/4 |
Venice Charcoal II
by Alexei Butirskiy
original charcoal
23 x 17 |
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Archway
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Pencil
20 1/2 x 14 1/2 |
Sailboat
by Alexei Butirskiy
original charcoal
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Venice Archway
by Alexei Butirskiy
original pencil
22 x 15
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City Intersection
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Pencil
9 x 13
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Prague
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Pencil
11 x 13.5
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Winter Runoff
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Pencil
9.5 x 13.74 |
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Barn In Winter
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
10 x 12 |
Bistro A Vin Cafe
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
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CityIntersection
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
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Sunday Stroll
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
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Waterfalls
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original
15 x 10 1/2 |
Train Cars Brown
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
10.25 x 14.5 |
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La Palmier
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
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Winter Thaw
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original
12 x 10 |
Empire State Building
by Alexei Butirskiy
original watercolor
25 x 20 1/4 framed
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Lions Gate
by Alexei Butirskiy
original watercolor
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Le St. Andre
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
8.25 x 11.5 |
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January
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
9 x 13 |
Bistro A Vin
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
9 x 11 1/2
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Barn and Stream
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
9 x 12.75 |
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Ala Mere De Famille
by Alexei Butirskiy
original oil
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Parisian Kiosk
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original Watercolor
9 x 13.25 |
Parisian Lights
by Alexei Butirskiy
Original
9 x 13.25 |
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