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Beatles 'Images of a Woman' Signed Painting (1966)

Lot consists of an original, one of a kind oil and watercolor painting by The Beatles, known as "Images of a Woman". This incredible painting by the Beatles was done out of sheer boredom. They arrived in Tokyo on June 29th, 1966. Because they had received death threats before the trip to Japan, they were advised not to leave their hotel room until it was time for their concert at the Budokan Hall. The Budokan Hall was used for sumo wrestling, which of course was very popular in Japan, and there were protests outside the stadium by people who felt the Beatles should not be allowed into the home of sumo wrestling. To keep busy while in their hotel room, the Beatles were given some paper and paints and over the course of two nights, they collaborated on this painting. The paper they were given was approx. 30" x 40" and was placed on a table with a lamp in the center. Working with the light of the lamp, each member of the Beatles decorated their own corner of the paper with oil paint and watercolor. Paul's corner has a symmetrical, psychedelic feel, John's has a dark center surrounded by thick oils, George's part is large and colorful, and Ringo's has a cartoon like image. When the lamp was removed from the table, it left a white circle in the middle of the painting, which was signed by all four of the Beatles. Once complete, this painting was presented to Mr. Tetsusaburo Shimoyama who was a curator of Shochiku-Kaikan and chairman of the Beatles Fan Club Japan. Image size seen is approx. 30-3/4" x 20-1/2". There are some light cracks and a few tiny areas of paint flakes and crackling. Incredible one of a kind painting by The Beatles.
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Thursday 23 August 2012

Lawdamercy #2

Reports that the Russian Orthodox Church is almost overwhelmingly in support of the vigilante militia groups has dark precedents in Eastern Europe.
Where exactly does Kirill I of Moscow stand?

Lawdamercy

Ivan Otrakovsky

Moscow police won't add orthodox militia to patrols

Ivan Otrakovsky, left, and his Orthodox guards Photo: avmalgin.livejournal.com

Moscow police have called declarations that voluntary orthodox militia would patrol Moscow streets together with policemen to be "premature." The declaration was made by the head of the Orthodox movement "Holy Russ" Ivan Otrakovsky.
"We haven't worked on this issue in the Ministry of the Interior. It is premature to talk about any kind of joint work," – a source in the Ministry of the Interior told Interfax.
The head of the department of the regional security in the Moscow government, Alexai Mayorov, said he was against joint patrols with orthodox militias.
"I think this is the wrong approach. This breaks society apart, we have a multi-denominational nation. This looks like some kind of private initiative. We already have a normal practice of voluntary militias in Moscow, they form on a territorial principle. It has been rather effective, and we will develop this further," Mayorov said.
Earlier on Wednesday Otrakovsky told Interfax that the voluntary Orthodox militias start to patrol Moscow and the region, and that they would coordinate their actions with police.
"If we find persons who are performing a sacrilege, offend the Orthodox faith, or show aggression towards Orthodox priests, we reserve the right to take measures," Otrakovsky said.
"We keep in mind that we are orthodox people, and this is our land, we own it and we answer for it. <…> We cannot observe calmly how our faith is trampled upon, followed by cowardly silence or even cheers of traitors, Christ's apostates." Otrakovsky added.
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