Born 1871, St.Petersburg - Died 1955, Leningrad
Graphic artist.
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Paintings and graphic work
The Moon. 1900.
Color woodcut.
Winter. 1900.
Woodcut.
The Admiralty under Snow. 1901.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
St. Petersburg. The Summer Garden in Winter. 1902.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
New Holland. 1902.
Woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
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The Broken Fir-Tree. 1902.
Woodcut.
Tallow Buyan. 1903.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Chain Bridge. 1903.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
Fiesole, Italy. 1904.
Color woodcut.
The Neva River. 1904.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
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A Spring Motif. 1904.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Admiralty and the Senate. 1907.
Watercolor on paper. Sketch from the St.Petersburg series.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Columns of the Stock Exchange Building and the Fortress. 1908.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Rostra Column and the Stock Exchange Building. 1908.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Rostra Columns and the Stock Exchange Building. 1908.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
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A View of the Neva River. 1908.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Fireworks in Paris. 1908.
Color woodcut.
The Kriukov Canal. 1910.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
The Ekaterina Canal. 1910.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
View on the Neva River and the Stock Exchange Building from the Trinity Bridge. 1910.
Color woodcut from the St.Petersburg series.
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The Temple of Goddess Veste in Rome. 1911.
Watercolor and pencil on paper. 22.5x29.8cm.
The State Museum of Fine Arts,
Moscow.
Venice. Canale Grande. 1911.
Watercolor on paper.
Venice. Canale Grande. Station of Gondolas. 1911.
Watercolor and pencil on paper.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
View of Neva River from the Academy of Arts. 1912. (University Quay, St.Petersburg)
Watercolor, gouache, whitening on paper mounted on cardboard. 58x80 cm.
Peterhof Museum-Preserve, near St.Petersburg.
Amsterdam. 1913.
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Amsterdam. The Old Warehouses. 1913.
Watercolor on paper. 8.5x14.5cm.
Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
The Amsterdam Port. 1913.
Watercolor on paper.
The Picture Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan.
Venice. 1914.
Woodcut.
View of the Alcazar. Segovia. 1915.
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Burgos. Spain. 1915.
Tempera on canvas. 53x78.5 cm.
Astrakhan Picture Gallery.
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Biron's Palace and Wooden Barges. 1916.
Color woodcut from the Petrograd series.
Baku. Bibi-Eibat. 1916.
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Rigging. 1917.
Color woodcut from the Petrograd series. 21.7x38.8cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Moika River near the Pevchesky Bridge. 1919.
Woodcut from the Petrograd series. 13.1x20.6cm.
Petrograd. Construction of the Palace Bridge and the Vyborg-Side Smoke. 1919.
Woodcut from the Petrograd series. 13.3x20.7cm.
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Pavlovsk. Volier. 1921.
Watercolor on paper, 34x50cm (from the Pavlovsk series).
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Pavlovsk. Fir Trees. 1922.
Watercolor on paper (from the Pavlovsk series).
A Pond in Pavlovsk. 1922.
Watercolor on paper (from the Pavlovsk series).
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
View of Kislovodsk (Caucasus). 1923.
Watercolor on paper.
Koktebel. Ruins of Kordon. 1924.
Watercolor on paper.
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Crimea. Monastery of St.Kosma and St.Damiane. 1924.
Watercolor on paper.
The Summer Garden Covered in Frost. 1929.
Color woodcut from the Leningrad series.
View of the Fortress at night. 1946.
Color woodcut from the Leningrad series.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
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Biography:
Ostroumova-Lebedeva worked with engraving techniques, lithography and water-colors. Created many landscapes, and some portraits in water-colors. Completed a large and magnificent series of views of St.Petersburg (and thereafter Petrograd, Leningrad) and environs.
The young artist has studied at the Stieglitz School of Technical Drawing (1889-1892), then at the St.Petersburg Academy under I.Repin, V.Mathé and P.Tchistiakov (1892-1900). During that time she has taken a leave to worked in Paris at Karmen Rossi and James Whistler's studio (1898-1899). In 1906 studied at E.Zvantzeva's school under L.Bakst.
Her woodcutting work began in 1898.
Her traveling took her to Italy (1889, 1903, 1911), Paris (1900), France (1906), Holland, Belgium, Tyrol (1913), Spain (1914), Germany and France (1926).
She was one of the founding members of the World of Art group.
Her works were displayed at the World of Art and SRKH (Union of Russian Artists) exhibitions.
Her personal exhibitions were held in St.Petersburg (1911) and in Moscow (1916).
The artist taught as a professor at High Institute of Photography and Photo-technique in Petrograd (1918-1921), and at the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture attached to the All-Russian Academy of Arts (1934-1935).
Her engravings have been awarded a medal at the Paris International Exhibition (1937).
Ostroumova-Lebedeva was awarded the titles of Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (Russian Federation) in 1942, and of the People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1946.
She was a member of the Academy of Arts USSR from 1949.