1881, Tiraspole - 1964, Fontenay-aux-Roses (France)

Painter, graphic artist, leader of the Russian avant-garde movement. Studied under Isaac Levitan, Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1898-1910). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1898). Contributed to the exhibitions of the Union of Russian Artists (1906-1910), World of Art (1906, 1911-1913, 1915), Stephanos (1907-1908), Wreath (1908), Link (1908), Exhibition of Modern Trends in Art (1908), Golden Fleece Salons (1909-1910), Wreath/ Stephanos (1909), Vladimir Izdebsky Salon (1909-1910), Jack of Diamonds (1910), Union of Youth (1910-1912), Donkey's Tail (1912), Der Blaue Reiter (1912), Der Erste Deutsche Herbstsalon (1913), Target (1913), No. 4. Futurists, Rayonists, Primitive (1914), 1915 (1915), International Exhibitions in Venice (1907, 1920) and the Exhibitions of Russian Art in Paris (1906, 1921) and Berlin (1906). Designed for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (1914-1929).