Aleksandra Ekster
Russian-French painter (1882–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster (née Grigorovich) (Russian: Алекса́ндра Алекса́ндровна Эксте́р, Ukrainian: Олекса́ндра Олекса́ндрівна Е́кстер; 18 January 1882 – 17 March 1949), also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Russian and French painter and designer.
Aleksandra Ekster | |
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Born | Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Grigorovich (1882-01-18)18 January 1882[1] Białystok, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 17 March 1949(1949-03-17) (aged 67) Fontenay-aux-Roses, France |
Known for | Painting, graphic arts, stage design, costume design |
Movement | Futurism, cubism, constructivism |
As a young woman, her studio in Kiev attracted all the city's creative luminaries, and she became a figure of the Paris salons, mixing with Picasso, Braque and others. She is identified with the Russian/Ukrainian avant-garde, as a Cubo-futurist, Constructivist, and influencer of the Art Deco movement. She was the teacher of several School of Paris artists such as Abraham Mintchine, Isaac Frenkel Frenel and the film directors Grigori Kozintsev, Sergei Yutkevich among others.