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Ballerina GiGi by Blatas (Original Post)
elleng
Jan 15
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erronis
(17,531 posts)1. Is there a connection to the wonderful movie Gigi?
elleng
(137,663 posts)2. Nope, and I agree, 'syrupy.'
Blatas s ftriend of my father's best friend when growing up, and the friend's business was framing and restoring. Dad recieved a few paintings so had a nice little collection, among which was this one.
Arbit Blatas
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org wiki Arbit_Blatas
Arbit Blatas (November 19, 1908 April 27, 1999), born Nicolai Arbitblatas, was an artist and sculptor of LithuanianJewish descent.
erronis
(17,531 posts)3. Wonderful information about Arbit Blatas
I've put this in a clickable form. Sometimes DU breaks links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbit_Blatas
spike jones
(1,817 posts)4. Ballerina - Van Morrison