An exhibit showcasing famed actor Sylvester Stallone’s secret passion for fine arts has opened at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei DanichevAn exhibit showcasing famed actor Sylvester Stallone’s secret passion for fine arts has opened at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
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© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev
An exhibit showcasing famed actor Sylvester Stallone’s secret passion for fine arts has opened at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei DanichevSylvester Stallone, 67, was present at the exhibition’s opening ceremony on Sunday, October 27.
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© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev
Sylvester Stallone, 67, was present at the exhibition’s opening ceremony on Sunday, October 27.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei DanichevThe Russian Museum presents a set of 30 paintings spanning four decades of Stallone’s artistic endeavors.
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© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev
The Russian Museum presents a set of 30 paintings spanning four decades of Stallone’s artistic endeavors.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei DanichevStallone created some of the artwork especially for the exhibit, which marks a big break for the artist, whose paintings had previously only been exhibited in private galleries.
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© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev
Stallone created some of the artwork especially for the exhibit, which marks a big break for the artist, whose paintings had previously only been exhibited in private galleries.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei DanichevThe man behind Rocky Balboa and John Rambo said previously that his painting ambitions predate his Hollywood career.
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© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev
The man behind Rocky Balboa and John Rambo said previously that his painting ambitions predate his Hollywood career.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankStallone never stopped painting, even after scoring big with his action movies.
Stallone never stopped painting, even after scoring big with his action movies.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankA pair of his paintings fetched a combined $90,000 at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair in 2009.
A pair of his paintings fetched a combined $90,000 at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair in 2009.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe Russian Museum has said the bulk of Stallone’s oeuvre reflects abstract expressionism.
The Russian Museum has said the bulk of Stallone’s oeuvre reflects abstract expressionism.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankHis paintings are being exhibited in the part of the museum that hosts works by fellow American artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol.
His paintings are being exhibited in the part of the museum that hosts works by fellow American artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol.
The exhibition runs till the end of November.