Tadas Zaicikas (Lithuanian, b. 1974) "Marilyn" acrylic and acrylic-based spray paints on canvas, 2022. Signed by the artist on the lower right. A striking painting of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe by Tadas Zaicikas (also known as TedyZet) whose works have been meteorically rising in value (see Saatchi Art listings). In this painting, Zaicikas has rendered Marilyn's beautiful visage in black and white, but has surrounded her with contrasting layers of vivid color - vibrant brushstrokes as well as graffiti-like letters and numbers - making for a mesmerizing Neo-Expressionist composition. While Marilyn and the stenciled "98" below her are delineated in a flat manner, the bold gestural marks and letters around her - including an "X" and "O" perhaps to symbolize a kiss and a hug and by extension, love, which is a prevalent theme in Zaicikas' oeuvre - are delineated with thick applications of paint. A magical fusion of painterly Neo-Expressionism and bold street art, Zaicikas' "Marilyn" is simply mesmerizing. Size: 15.7" L x 11.75" W (39.9 cm x 29.8 cm)

Tadas Zaicikas was born in Lithuania but has lived and worked in Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. He received his Master's degree from KTU in Lithuania in 1996 and has exhibited in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and South Korea. In addition, this award-winning artist recently received Contemporary Art Curator Magazine's Power of Creativity Art Prize (2021) and has been the subject of many favorable reviews such as Marie Agnes Moller's "Tadas Zaicikas- Declarations of Love!" in ART & Design, March-April-May 2022.

Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity that is signed and dated by Tadas Zaicikas.

Provenance: private Ontario, Canada collection, acquired from Estate sale and gifted from sister

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Excellent. Signed by the artist on the lower right. Also signed and titled by the artist on the verso.