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Birth
1882 (Bialystok, Russia)
Death
1949 (Fontanay-aux-Roses)
Lived/Active
Russian Federation/France
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art deco constructivist painting and sculpture, teaching, illustration
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Alexandra Exter (or Ekster), the suprematist and constructivist* painter, designer, and co-founder of the Art Deco* movement, was born on January 6, 1882 in Belostock, Russia. In 1907, she studied at the Kiev art school, then at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière* in Montparnasse, Paris. From 1908 to 1924, Exter lived in Kiev, St. Petersburg, Odessa, Paris, Rome, and Moscow. In 1908, Exter showed together with the members of the group "Zveno" in Kiev.
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