Aleksandra Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya

Aleksandra Vasilievna Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya
Александра Васильевна Щекатихина-Потоцкая
Born(1892-05-20)May 20, 1892
Aleksandrovsk, Russian Empire
DiedOctober 23, 1967(1967-10-23) (aged 75)
Leningrad, USSR
EducationDrawing School of the Society of Artists
Known forporcelain artist
MovementMir iskusstva, Art Deco
Spouse(s)
Nikolai Filippovich Potocki
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(m. 1915; died 1920)​

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(m. 1923; died 1942)​
Children1
AwardsGold Medal for Porcelain at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts

Aleksandra Vasilievna Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya (Russian: Александра Васильевна Щекатихина-Потоцкаяа; 20 May [O.S. 8 May] 1892 - 1967) (née Shchekatikhina) was a Russian porcelain artist, illustrator, painter, and theatre set designer.

The Russian State Museum has described her as one of the most impressive Russian porcelain artists of the first half of the 20th Century.[1] Her works were produced in the Soviet Union, France, and Egypt. She was particularly inspired by Russian folklore and icons, and her style is recognised for its bright colours, and placing great emphasis on costume.[2][3] She was influenced by Orthodox icons, and her ceramic painting shows a lack of perspective.[3]

Shchekatikhina was a member of the World of Art and the artists' section of the Union of Russian Art Workers in France.[4]

  1. ^ "Alexandra Schekatikhina-Potoskaya". en.rusmuseum.ru. The State Russian Museum - The Benois Wing. 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya". www.sothebys.com. Southby's. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lobanov-Rostovsky, Nina (1990). Revolutionary Ceramics: Soviet Porcelain 1917-1927. New York. ISBN 0847811719.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Leikind, O. L.; Makhrov, K. V.; Severyukhin, D. Ya. (16 February 2011). "ЩЕКАТИХИНА-ПОТОЦКАЯ (Чеко-Потоцкая) Александра Васильевна" [SHCHEKATIKHINA-POTOTSKAYA (Chek-Potockaya) Alexandra Vasilievna]. Искусство и архитектура русского зарубежья (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2024.