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Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster (née Grigorovich) (Russian: Алекса́ндра Алекса́ндровна Эксте́р, Ukrainian: Олекса́ндра Олекса́ндрівна Е́кстер; 18 January 1882 – 17 March 1949), also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Russian and French painter and designer. As a young woman, her studio in Kiev attracted all the city’s creative luminaries, and she became a figure of the Paris salons, mixing with Picasso, Braque and others. She is identified with the Russian/Ukrainian avant-garde, as a Cubo-futurist, Constructivist, and influencer of the Art Deco movement.
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Nationalities
Russian, Ukrainian
Gender
Female
Roles
Artist, Author, Decorative Painter, Manufacturer, Cinematographer, Publicist, Designer, Art Theorist, Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Lecturer, Painter, Textile Artist
Names
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Exster, Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster, Alexandra Ekster, Alexandra Exter, Alexandrovna Ekster, Alexandrovna Exter, Alexandra Grigorovich, Alexandrovna Grigorovich, Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Grigorovič, Oleksandra Oleksandrivna Hryhorovyč, Alexandra Alexandrovna Exter, Alexandra Alexandrovna Ekster, Alexandra née Grigorovich, Alexandra Alexandrovna née Grigorovich, Aleksandra Ėkster, A. A. Ėkster, Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Grigorovich, Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Grigorovic, Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Grigorovitsj, Oleksandra Oleksandrivna Hryhorovyc, Alexandra Exeter, Exter
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