GRAND DUCHESS OLGA ALEXANDROVNA ROMANOVA (1882 - 1960) Spring

signed 'Olga' (lower right) watercolour on paper 35.3 x 25.3 cm Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia was the youngest child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and younger sister of Emperor Nicholas II. Olga escaped revolutionary Russia with her second husband and their two sons in February 1920. She led a simple life: raising her two sons, working on the farm and painting. During her lifetime, she painted over 2,000 works of art, which provided extra income for both her family and the charitable causes she supported.