Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Ekster | |
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Ekster in 1915 | |
| Born | Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Grigorovich 18 January [O.S. 6 January] 1882 Białystok, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire (now Poland) |
| Died | 17 March 1949 (aged 67) Fontenay-aux-Roses, France |
| Other names | Alexandra Exter |
| Education | Kyiv Art School, 1906 |
| Known for | Painting, graphic arts, stage design, costume design |
| Movement | Futurism, Cubism, Constructivism |
| Spouse(s) |
Nikolai Ekster
(m. 1908; died 1918)Georgii Nekrasov
(m. 1920; died 1945) |
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster (née Grigorovich; Russian: Алекса́ндра Алекса́ндровна Эксте́р; Ukrainian: Олекса́ндра Олекса́ндрівна Е́кстер; 18 January [O.S. 6 January] 1882 – 17 March 1949), also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Russian and French painter and designer.
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.