Alexandre Benois | |
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Александр Бенуа | |
.jpg) Portrait of Benois by Léon Bakst, 1898 | |
| Born | 3 May 1870 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 9 February 1960 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Batignolles Cemetery, Paris |
| Nationality | Russian, later French |
| Education | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, historian |
| Movement | Mir Iskusstva, Art Nouveau, Aesthetic |
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| Family | Benois |
Alexandre (Alexander) Nikolayevich Benois (Russian: Александр Николаевич Бенуа, romanized: Aleksandr Nikolayevich Benua; 3 May [O.S. 21 April] 1870[1][2] – 9 February 1960)[3] was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist and founding member of Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), an art movement and magazine.[1][4] As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on the modern ballet and stage design.[4]
- ^ a b Salmina-Haskell, Larissa. Russian Paintings and Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum. pp. 15, 23-24. Published by Ashmolean Museum, 1989
- ^ Various sources, e.g. Encyclopædia Britannica, give his birth date as 21 April (Julian)/4 May (Gregorian). This cannot be correct; it implies a 13-day gap between the calendars; however, in 1870 the gap was 12 days.
- ^ The supplement to The modern encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian history: Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic - Bugaev, Boris Nikolaevich. Gulf Breeze, Fla: Academic International Press. 1995. p. 122.
- ^ a b Owen, Bobbi. Costume Design on Broadway: Designers and Their Credits, 1915-1985. p. 19 Greenwood Press: New York, 1987