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Australian top model, actress and fashion designer Elle Macpherson was pleased with
the portrait although the artist himself said that she was "too beautiful" to capture it
on canvas.
The artist was born in Baku in 1916, later he moved to Lithuania. His family spoke in
Russian. The Future portrait artist loved to draw since childhood and did not attend
any special school. Then the war began. Vladimir hated the Nazis and during the war
helped to save many people from them. But he also harboured hatred for communist tyranny.
The Nazis arrested his father, and his life was in danger thread. But having found evil
caricatures of Stalin among his papers, they kept him alive.
The renowned Australian critic Elwyn Lynn thought highly of his oil paintings and drawings.
Lady Diana saw Vladimir's paintings in 1986, at the opening of the new building of Cardiology
Institute of the Victor Chang in Sydney. She liked the paintings so much that she later
decided to order a portrait from Vladimir. But ... Vladimir's trip to Europe was cancelled
due to Diana's tragic death. Last year, Vladimir Meshkenas turned 95, but
he still paints.