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Boris Kustodiev
Sign in to saveAlso known as Boris Kustodijev, Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev, B. Kustodiev, Boris Mihajlovič Kustodiev, Boris Kustodiew, Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiyev, Boris Michailowitsch Kustodijeff, Kustodiev
Russian painter and stage designer (1878-1927)
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Boris Kustodiev was a Russian painter and scenographer born in Astrakhan in 1878. He received his education at the Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. His professional work began in 1893, and he created pieces using oil paint on canvas. His artistic output included portraits, genre art, book illustrations, and erotic art.
Kustodiev held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, and he adhered to communist political ideology. He suffered from tuberculosis and paraplegia, conditions that ultimately led to his death from natural causes in Saint Petersburg in 1927. He is buried at Tikhvin Cemetery. His works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, the Art Museum of Estonia, the Finnish National Gallery, and the Tate.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1878-03-07 ) 7 March 1878, Astrakhan , Russian Empire
- Died
- 28 May 1927 (1927-05-28) (aged 49), Leningrad , Soviet Union
- Resting place
- Tikhvin Cemetery , St. Petersburg
- Education
- Ilya Repin
- Alma mater
- Higher Art School (1903)
- Known for
- Painting and stage design
- Spouse
- Yulia Proshinskaya ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1903 )
- Children
- three
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Boris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Astrakhan
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- scenographer
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Field of work
- scenography
- Genre
- erotic art
- Material used
- canvas
- Image
- Boris Kustodiev.jpg
- Political ideology
- communism
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- Commons category
- Boris Kustodiev
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1878-02-23
- date of death
- 1927-05-28
- medical condition
- paraplegia
- Commons Creator page
- Boris Kustodiev
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Boris Kustodiev
- name in native language
- Бори́с Миха́йлович Кусто́диев
- place of burial
- Tikhvin Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1893-00-00
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Boris Kustodiev, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (Russian: Борис Михайлович Кустодиев; 7 March [O.S. 23 February] 1878 – 28 May 1927) was a Russian painter, draughtsman, and stage designer during the Modernist period.
Early life
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