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1889 Petropavlovsk, Russia - 1974 Paris, France. Known for: Book illustration, portrait painting, costume design.
Yury Pavlovich Annenkov, also known as Georges Annenkov, was born 1889 in Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire and died 12 July 1974 in Paris, France). He was a Russian artist mostly known for his book... Read full biography
Yury Pavlovich Annenkov, also known as Georges Annenkov, was born 1889 in Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire and died 12 July 1974 in Paris, France). He was a Russian artist mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked as a theatre and cinema designer. In his essay "On... Read full biography
Yury Pavlovich Annenkov, also known as Georges Annenkov, was born 1889 in Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire and died 12 July 1974 in Paris, France). He was a Russian artist mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked as a theatre and cinema designer. In his essay "On Synthetism" (1922), Yevgeny Zamyatin writes that "[Annenkov] has a keen awareness of the extraordinary rush and dynamism of our epoch. His sense of time is developed to the hundredth of a second. He has the... Read full biography
Yury Pavlovich Annenkov, also known as Georges Annenkov, was born 1889 in Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire and died 12 July 1974 in Paris, France). He was a Russian artist mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked as a theatre and cinema designer. In his essay "On Synthetism" (1922), Yevgeny Zamyatin writes that "[Annenkov] has a keen awareness of the extraordinary rush and dynamism of our epoch. His sense of time is developed to the hundredth of a second. He has the knack--characteristic of Synthetism--of giving only the synthetic essence of things.". Yury Annenkov was born into a well-known family (among his ancestors was Pavel Annenkov, Alexander Pushkin's publisher); his father, Pavel Annenkov was involved with... Read full biography
Yury Pavlovich Annenkov, also known as Georges Annenkov, was born 1889 in Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire and died 12 July 1974 in Paris, France). He was a Russian artist mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked as a theatre and cinema designer. In his essay "On Synthetism" (1922), Yevgeny Zamyatin writes that "[Annenkov] has a keen awareness of the extraordinary rush and dynamism of our epoch. His sense of time is developed to the hundredth of a second. He has the knack--characteristic of Synthetism--of giving only the synthetic essence of things.". Yury Annenkov was born into a well-known family (among his ancestors was Pavel Annenkov, Alexander Pushkin's publisher); his father, Pavel Annenkov was involved with revolutionary activities that led him to exile in Siberia. The Annenkovs moved back to St. Petersburg in 1892. I... Read full biography
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Jurij Pavlovic Annenkof, Georges Annenkov
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Yury Pavlovich Annenkov, also known as Georges Annenkov, was born 1889 in Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire and died 12 July 1974 in Paris, France). He was a Russian artist mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked as a theatre and cinema designer.
In his essay "On Synthetism" (1922), Yevgeny Zamyatin writes that "[Annenkov] has a keen awareness of the extraordinary rush and dynamism of our epoch. His sense of time is developed to the hundredth of a second. He has the knack--characteristic of Synthetism--of giving only the synthetic essence of things."
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