Goncharova, Natalia

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From: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Date: 19990101
Author:IAN CHILVERS

Goncharova, Natalia (1881–1962). Russian-French painter, graphic artist, and designer, born in Tula province, near Moscow, into a distinguished family (she was related to Alexander Pushkin, Russia's greatest poet). From 1898 to 1902 she studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. Initially she trained as a sculptor (she was taught by Trubetskoy ), but in 1900 she met her fellow student Mikhail Larionov , who encouraged her to turn to painting. They became lifelong companions and in the years leading up to the First World War were among the most ...

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