Born 1882 - Died 1943
Painter, graphic artist and theatre designer
Paintings and Graphic Work Biography
Paintings and Graphic Work
Allegorical Depiction of the Patriotic War of 1812 (against Napoleon). 1912.
Oil on canvas, 155.5 x 162.5 cm.
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Woman in a Striped Dress (Portrait of Maria Petrovna Lentulova against a Birch-Tree). 1915.
Oil on canvas with silver, bronze and appliqués of lace and birch-bark. 116 x 104 cm.
At the Seaside (Panneau). 1915-1916.
Oil on canvas with bronze, silver and appliqués of paper, beads and silk. 217 x 203 cm.
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The River (Landscape with Bathers, New Jerusalem, near Moscow). 1917.
Oil on canvas, 100 x 89 cm.
Private collection.
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Charcoal, color pencils on paper, 34,5 x 52 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Biography:
Lentulov has studied at the Seliverstov Art College in Penza (1898-1900), the Art School in Kiev (1900-1904) under Pimonenko, the studio of Kardovsky in St Petersburg (1907-1908), and in Paris under Le Fauconnier (1911).
From 1905 he has participated in exhibitions in Penza, including the Wreath-Stephanos, the Link, Izdebski's Salons, MTKh (Moscow Fellowship of Artists).
The artist was one of the organizers of the Jack of Diamonds group (1910) and participated in exhibitions of the World of Art group (from 1911).
He has taught at the SVOMAS (Free Workshops) in 1918-1920, VKhUTEMAS / VKhUTEIN (High State Artistic and Technical Workshops / High State Art Technical Institute) and MIII (Moscow Institute of Fine Arts) in 1919-1943.
The artist was a a member of AKhRR (Association of Artist of Revolutionary Russia) from 1926, and OMKh (Society of Moscow Artists) from 1928.
His major retrospective was from Moscow, Leningrad.
















