Yelena Polenova

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Yelena Polenova
Yelena Polenova (1874)
Born(1850-11-15)November 15, 1850
Saint Petersburg, Russia
DiedNovember 7, 1898(1898-11-07) (aged 47)
Moscow, Russia
Known forPainting, Illustration
MovementArt Nouveau

Yelena Dmitrievna Polenova (Russian: Елена Дмитриевна Поленова; 15 November 1850, Saint Petersburg - 7 November 1898, Moscow) was a Russian painter and graphic artist in the Art Nouveau style. She was one of the first illustrators of children's books in the Russian Empire. Her brother was the landscape painter Vasily Polenov.

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