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Birth
1882 (Vitebsk, Russia)
Death
1964 (Taos, New Mexico)
Lived/Active
New Mexico / France/Africa
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figure, street-landscape, and genre painting
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Paris Pre 1900
Taos Pre 1940
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Of Russian origin, he was fascinated with regional color, costumes and rituals, especially of local people of Taos, New Mexico where he arrived in 1919. His work of wide-ranging subjects is noted for its brilliant color and intricate patterning. His style combined elements of French Impressionism with Realism.
He was born in Vitebsk, near Moscow, into a family that nurtured his talents. By the age of fifteen he was taking art classes, and one of his fellow students was Marc Chagall.
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