Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster

Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster (born Jan. 6 [Jan. 18, New Style], 1882, Belostok, Russia [now Białystok, Pol.]—died March 17, 1949, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France) was a Russian artist of international stature who divided her life between Kiev, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Vienna, and Paris, thus strengthening the cultural ties between Russia and Europe. In this way and through her own artistic achievement, she did much to further the Russian avant-garde. Ekster spent her early years in Kiev and graduated...