Alexandre Benois

Alexandre Benois
Александр Бенуа
Portrait of Benois by Léon Bakst, 1898
Born3 May 1870
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died9 February 1960 (aged 89)
Paris, France
Resting placeBatignolles Cemetery, Paris
NationalityRussian, later French
EducationSaint Petersburg Imperial University
Occupation(s)Artist, historian
MovementMir Iskusstva, Art Nouveau, Aesthetic
Spouse
(m. 1894; died 1952)
Parents
FamilyBenois

Alexandre (Alexander) Nikolayevich Benois (Russian: Александр Николаевич Бенуа, romanizedAleksandr 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]

  1. ^ a b Salmina-Haskell, Larissa. Russian Paintings and Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum. pp. 15, 23-24. Published by Ashmolean Museum, 1989
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Owen, Bobbi. Costume Design on Broadway: Designers and Their Credits, 1915-1985. p. 19 Greenwood Press: New York, 1987