Died 1960-02-09.
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Alexandre (Alexander) Nikolayevich Benois was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist and founding member of Mir iskusstva, an art movement and magazine. As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on the modern ballet and stage design.
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culture · Russian painter (1870–1960) · painter · writer · choreographer · art historian · librettist · draftsperson · scenographer · exlibrist · art critic · designer · also Alexandre Benois, Alexander Benois, Alexander Nikolaivitch Benois, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Benua, Aleksandr Benua, Aleksandr Nikolaevich Benua
Born 21 April 1870 · Died 9 February 1960 · Q319861
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Died 1960-02-09.
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And thereafter devoted most of his time to stage design and decor
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Published his "Alphabet in Pictures", at once a children's primer and elaborate art book, copies of which fetch as much as $10,000US at auction
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Benois printed his illustrations to Pushkin's poem The Bronze Horseman, a work since recognized as one of the landmarks in the genre
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And went on to become a celebrated opera designer, creating costumes and sets for opera companies all over the world
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Benois was appointed scenic director of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, the performance space for the Imperial Russian Ballet
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Brought him to attention of Sergei Diaghilev and the artist Léon Bakst
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Alexandre married Anna Karlovna Kind from a renowned Russian musical family
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Studied at Imperial St. Petersburg University (1894).
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When Alexandre was learning music from the family patriarch, Karl Ivanovich Kind (who first came to Russia in the late 1840s, becoming a first violinist in the orchestra of the Saint Petersburg opera)
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Born 1870-04-21.
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