20th Century

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  • Ilya Gintsburg

    Sculptor, teacher, writer. Born as Elias Ginzburg in the family of Jacob Ginzburg in the town of Grodno (Hrodna) in White Russia (1859). Grew up in Vilna (1860s). Studied at Mark Antokolsky ’s studio...

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  • Victor Sinaisky

    Sculptor, teacher. Born in the family of Alexander Sinaisky in the Ukrainian port of Mariupole on the Sea of Azov (1893). Studied under Kyriakos Kostandi and Giuseppe Mormone at the Odessa School of ...

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  • Sergei Konyonkov

    Sculptor, teacher, writer on art, memoirist. Born in the family of a peasant called Timofei Konyonkov in the village of Verkhnie (Upper) Karakovichi in the south of Smolensk Province (1874). Studied ...

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  • Vladimir Domogatsky

    Sculptor, graphic artist, teacher, writer on art, barrister. Born in the family of a wealthy doctor called Nikolai Domogatsky in Odessa (1876). Spent his childhood in Lausanne (1877–85) and Kiev (188...

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  • Matvei Dobrov

    Graphic artist, painter, illustrator, writer on engraving, teacher. Born in the family of Alexei Dobrov in Moscow (1877). Studied at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow University (1897–...

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  • Mikhail Anikushin

    Sculptor, teacher. Born in the family of a floor-layer called Konstantin Anikushin in Moscow (1917). Studied under Gavriil Schultz at the Leningrad Secondary School of Art (1936–37) and under Victor ...

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  • Andrei Pozdeyev

    Painter, graphic artist. Born in the family of a postal worker called Gennady Pozdeyev and his wife Yevdokia in the village of Nizhny Ingash in Siberian (now Krasnoyarsk) Region (1926). Won a childre...

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  • Yury Penushkin (Youri Penouchkine)

    Painter, graphic artist. Born in the family of Ivan Penushkin in Leningrad (1935). Studied at the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers and Schoolchildren (1945), Leningrad Secondary School of Art (1946–53), ...

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  • Pyotr Fomin

    Painter, graphic artist, teacher. Born in the family of Timofei Fomin in the village of Ledyakha in the south-east of Pskov Province (1919). Moved with his family to Leningrad (1931), where he studie...

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  • Natalia Kirsanova

    Applied artist, decorator. Born in the family of Vasily Kirsanov in the city of Vladimir (1912). Studied at Vyacheslav Rutsai’s studio in Moscow (1933–35) and under Lyudmila Mayakovskaya (elder siste...

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