Painted February
1998 in Miami
Acrylic
on canvas 11" x 14" (36 x 28 cm)
Governor installation, Moscow,
July '98
Story:
The
maker of this Cuban cigar picked up the name from
the Alexandre Dumas's celebrated novel. I
am revealing the secret that kept the count of Monte-Cristo
in jail. To be honest with you, the essence of this
painting was escaping me until Jacques Olivier,
my friend who is an erudite in matters of French
literature, enlightened me. Amazing how the
mind works?
