Born in Volgograd, Russia, Andre Kohn is a figure painter whose subjects include cowboys and Indians and whose style is described as figurative impressionist. His family heritage is one of promoting fine art, although his parents were financially poor. His grandfather was an amateur sculptor; his mother played the violin in the symphony; and his father, a military officer, did much sketching.

Initially Andre Kohn pursued an athletic career in the Soviet Union, beginning at age 15 with study with individual artists in Moscow, something that meant financial sacrifice for his parents. He began with sculptor Anatoly Vrubel, and then worked with painter Natalya Govrishenko. Both teachers used the ...