Aleksandra Ekster
Alexandra Ekster or Exter (Александра Экстер) (January 6, 1882-March 17, 1949) painter, designer, one of the founders of Art Deco. Exter was born in Belostok, Imperial Russia (now Poland) in a wealthy family of A.A. Grigorovich. She studied in Kiev art school, then in 1907 attended Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Montparnasse, Paris. In 1908-1924 she intermittently lived in Kiev, Peterburg, Odessa, and Moscow. In 1915 she worked with Kazimir Malevich. In 1924 she emmigrated to France where died.
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