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ELENA AND MICHEL GRAN present a unique feature in contemporary trompe-l'oeil painting - they work together on the same canvas. Symbiosis is so perfect that once a painting is completed, they can not say for sure who painted what part. They have become recognised for their distinctive interpretation of trompe l’oeil, rich in metaphor, vision and imagination combined with a profound understanding of historical reference. Elena was born in St. Petersburg in 1942 into a family of painters and architects and trained at the Academy of Theatre, Music and Cinematography St Petersburg within the Faculty of Arts. Michel was born in Moscow 1941, the son of a theatrical artist, and trained at the same Academy as Elena where they met and in 1964 subsequently married. In 1981, they moved to Paris. They have had 20 solo exhibitions and have participated in many group exhibitions, including the famous Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Independents of which they are members. Their works belong to important public and private collections worldwide and in 1996, the Louvre Museum purchased their work Red and Black for the French National Museum of Cards.
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