Grigori Rasputin

Collages, acrylic on paper on canvas.

48x60"

Power. Intrigue. Revolution. Rasputin by Brent The Serialist™ transforms a controversial figure from Russia’s imperial past into a compelling Serialist portrait.

His story is inseparable from the Romanov family: Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra and their son Alexei, whose haemophilia drew the family toward Rasputin’s reputed healing abilities. His influence became a symbol of the scandal surrounding the monarchy before the Russian Revolution of 1917.

That imperial history reaches Toronto through Nicholas II’s sister, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna. A fellow artist and survivor of revolutionary Russia, she eventually settled in Ontario and spent her final months on Gerrard Street East, dying in Toronto in 1960.

An arresting conversation piece for private collectors, corporate collections and distinctive interiors—bringing together Russian history, royal intrigue and Toronto heritage through contemporary Canadian art.