This limited edition giclee print, "Venezia" was reproduced from an original watercolor in 1998. * * Take a magical journey down the Venezia Channel in Venice where is anything is possible... * Artist: Marina KontorinaTitle: VeneziaMedium: Giclee print on paperPresentation: Double mattedSignature: Signed by artists, lower right on front and back (on COA) * Edition: 5/200, lower left on front and back (on COA)Date: 1998 * Image size: 8 1/4" x 11"Matting Size:15 x 18 1/2"Authenticity: Included on back * Condition: ExcellentBiography * Architect and painter, Marina Kontorina, * emigrated to the United States from Russia in 1996. After the death of * her husband she worked in an architectural design firm in Grand Rapids, * Michigan, once again practicing the career she studied in Russia. * * When * she was laid off due to budget cut backs, Marina used the skills she * had as an architect to advance her career in fine arts. Like in * architecture, Marina practices collaboration between the artist and the * client. Marina paints realistic watercolor portraits with an effort to * capture the essence of the person and their personal story. Her clients * respond to her works often noting how they remind them of a place, * memory or event. * *Retrieved from: http://www.askart.com/askart/k/marina_kontorina/marina_kontorina.aspx * *